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

2. From where did the hoopoe quote the following: "You cannot gain salvation while the things you love remain."
(a) Bible.
(b) Moses' writings.
(c) The writings of the Simorah.
(d) Koran.

3. During the Egyptian famine, what did the people beg for as they died?
(a) Rice.
(b) Corn.
(c) Bread.
(d) Water.

4. What did the poor man, who lived in a drainage ditch, borrow from his rich neighbor to ride to the mill?
(a) A camel.
(b) A horse.
(c) A goat.
(d) A donkey.

5. What kind of animal blood did Joseph's brothers stain his cloak with when they threw him in the well?
(a) Bear.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Cow.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "troubled fool," what entered Nimrod's brain?

2. What did the hoopoe say that the partridge's jewels really were?

3. What was wrong with the fruit that the "good-hearted monarch" gave to his favorite slave?

4. How did the bird who questioned the hoopoe about the length of the journey describe the other birds?

5. What was the color of mourning in ancient Persia?

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