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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. Whose head did Abraham try to cut off?
(a) Moses.
(b) David.
(c) Nimrod.
(d) Goliath.

2. What metaphor did the hoopoe use to describe "Self's grown gross"?
(a) An elephant stuck in the mud.
(b) A rat swollen by gorging.
(c) A snake on ice.
(d) A dog that sleeps and feeds.

3. The bird that burned with aspiration said his soul was devoured by_________.
(a) Nothingness.
(b) Hate.
(c) Fear.
(d) Insatiate zeal.

4. What was the hoopoe describing when he stated the following: "Your palace is a kennel with the rest...is your dungeon after death"?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Pride.
(d) Fear.

5. What did the "cowardly bird" say would happen the first time the birds stopped for a rest during the journey?
(a) He would turn around.
(b) He would never stop.
(c) He would give up.
(d) He would drop dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of voice spoke to the "faithless Molsem" from heaven?

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

3. Who did Abraham fight with while he drew his last breaths?

4. What did Shiekh Noughani ask for from God after seven days had passed during his trip to Neishaspour?

5. According to the story "A Sinner Enters Heaven, who is the only one that can show the end of Wisdom?

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