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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 duck claim to be as part of his excuse as to why he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) The most misunderstood bird.
(b) The poorest bird.
(c) The happiest bird.
(d) The purest bird.

2. How did the king honor the fisherboy's friendship?
(a) He made him a knight.
(b) He bought him a home.
(c) He gave him the throne.
(d) He made him an advisor.

3. What did the hoopoe have on his head?
(a) A lion's mane.
(b) Truth's crown.
(c) A list of God's wishes.
(d) A halo.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the hoopoe describing when he stated the following: "Your palace is a kennel with the rest...is your dungeon after death"?

3. What happened to the beggar at the end of "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?

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

5. Where did the hawk claim to perch daily?

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