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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 Shah Mahmoud throw onto the heap nearest to his mount?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A ring.
(c) A coin.
(d) A ruby.

2. What object did Joseph strike when he addressed his brothers about selling him into slavery?
(a) A bowl.
(b) A staff.
(c) A bell.
(d) A throne.

3. According to the hoopoe's story about the spider, how did the spider spend his days?
(a) In constant hunger.
(b) In self-communing dreams.
(c) In waking dreams.
(d) In constant fear.

4. What does Bismillah mean?
(a) In the name of God.
(b) Amen.
(c) Holy one.
(d) Hope.

5. Who did the hoopoe say the francolin had to reject?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pride.
(c) The Self.
(d) Riches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Truth's sunlight cleared the air in the Valley of Insight into Mystery?

2. During the Egyptian famine, what did the people beg for as they died?

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

4. What did the hoopoe tell the partridge that he had to destroy?

5. How many starving brothers did Joesph have leave their home to come and stand in his presence and beg for help?

(see the answer key)

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