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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 hawk to do when he returned from flight?
(a) Remove the dirt from his feathers.
(b) Clean himself and his nest.
(c) Keep his head down.
(d) Wipe off his back.

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

3. Who did Abraham fight with while he drew his last breaths?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Sam'an.
(c) Reil'em.
(d) Azra'el.

4. According to the beggar in "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz," what would make a beggar an equal to the court?
(a) Fate.
(b) Love.
(c) Pride.
(d) Hope.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the hoopoe, what is it better to suffer with than to live a life in shame?

3. While the hoopoe was telling the birds about the Way, he said he was blessed by_______________.

4. Whose head did Abraham try to cut off?

5. What did the "narrator" (the hoopoe) compare the beggar to in the story "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?

(see the answer key)

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