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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 say that the partridge's jewels really were?
(a) Falsehoods.
(b) Excuses.
(c) Empty promises.
(d) Earthly treasures.

2. How did Majnoun disguise himself to approach the campground?
(a) As a mystic.
(b) In a sheepskin.
(c) As a beggar.
(d) In a peasant's robe.

3. How many starving brothers did Joesph have leave their home to come and stand in his presence and beg for help?
(a) Eight.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

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

5. What happened to the fisherboy's father?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He was imprisoned.
(c) He died.
(d) He left the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal was the peasant leading when Sheikh Mahna came across him in the desert?

2. Whom did the hoopoe say the peacock had to crush?

3. Where does one have to enter to have a "wave of indecision flood" them?

4. What did the hoopoe wear on his breast?

5. Who dreamed that he was the guide to Bayazid and Tarmazi?

(see the answer key)

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