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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 second test of the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) Love's wide valley.
(b) Mystery's dry plains.
(c) Poverty's bleakness.
(d) Unity's ice-covered mountains.

2. What animal was the peasant leading when Sheikh Mahna came across him in the desert?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cow.
(c) A camel.
(d) A donkey.

3. What was the color of mourning in ancient Persia?
(a) Green.
(b) Purple.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

4. For whom did the hoopoe work as a secret message deliverer?
(a) God.
(b) David.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) Abraham.

5. To whom did the hoopoe say the Way belonged?
(a) Only those whom accept the Simorgh.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Only those who survive the journey.
(d) Only the pure and strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a Sufi try to buy for nothing in Baghdad?

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

3. God breathed a pure soul into Adam's __________.

4. How many birds gathered around the Hoopoe after he was chosen leader for the journey?

5. What is the name of the scholar's task that describes the process of determining the actions/sayings of the Prophet Mohammad to be genuine?

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