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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 75-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shiekh Sam'an's people left for __________.
(a) The caves of David.
(b) Rau.
(c) The mountains.
(d) Mecca.

2. Right before leaving on their journey, what did the birds do?
(a) Prayed.
(b) Chose a leader.
(c) Went to get provisions.
(d) Sang a song.

3. What did the "cowardly bird" claim was a "useless sacrifice"?
(a) Giving up his home.
(b) Giving up his wealth.
(c) Leaving his family.
(d) The deaths of many birds on the journey.

4. Whom did the woodcutter say that God helps?
(a) Only those who do not sin.
(b) Only those whom have seen the light of God.
(c) Only those whom have accepted him.
(d) All sinners.

5. What did the hoopoe tell the birds that the journey required?
(a) A beggar's heart.
(b) A lion's heart.
(c) A follower's heart.
(d) A fool's heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the story "A Sinner Enters Heaven, who is the only one that can show the end of Wisdom?

2. Where was the Shebli found when no one in Baghdad could guess where he was?

3. What does Bismillah mean?

4. What did the miserly bird claim to love?

5. What did the hoopoe tell the hawk to do when he returned from flight?

(see the answer key)

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