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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 166-213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the "indecisive bird" claim that he could not go on the journey to the Way?
(a) He was a drunk.
(b) His family needed him.
(c) He was "broken."
(d) He had obligations.

2. Why did the lover lay in exhaustion and sleep in "The Lover Who Slept"?
(a) From the deep hunger he felt.
(b) From the broken heart he had.
(c) From the tears he wept.
(d) From the darkness he had battled.

3. What does the following mean? "But hide a hundred idols with your cloak; If you're a eunuch underneath, don't dress In clothes of high heroic manliness."
(a) Pretending is okay with God.
(b) If you are brave, dress brave.
(c) Hide who you really are.
(d) Be true to yourself.

4. God breathed a pure soul into Adam's __________.
(a) Earth.
(b) Debris.
(c) Clay.
(d) Dust.

5. On what mountain peak did the Simorgh live?
(a) Zaw.
(b) Kaf.
(c) Bine.
(d) Pike.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bird that burned with aspiration said his soul was devoured by_________.

2. What did the "sad, old woman" ask Mahna's shiekh to teach her how to do?

3. What does Bismillah mean?

4. Who was Uzza?

5. Who did the judge say must pay for the murdered animal that the rich neighbor lent to the poor man, given the poor man could not pay for the animal (it died while he was borrowing it)?

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