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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 was the fifth valley that the birds had to cross?
(a) Awe.
(b) Detachment.
(c) Nothingness.
(d) Unity.

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

3. Who did Ahmad Hanbal consult when he felt that his mind was inadequate to answer a question?
(a) A beggar.
(b) His mystic.
(c) God.
(d) An owl.

4. What did the "ancient crone" use to place a bid on Jacob?
(a) Her gold and jewels.
(b) Twisted threads.
(c) The deed to her land.
(d) One rooster.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did it take for Rabe'eh to travel to Mecca?

2. In the story of the "Two Foxes," where did one fox say that he would meet up with the other after parting?

3. Where did the finch say that he would seek his loved one at?

4. What did the hoopoe tell the birds that the journey required?

5. To whom did the hoopoe compare the finch?

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