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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. Where was the Shebli found when no one in Baghdad could guess where he was?
(a) In a tree.
(b) Near the river by the caves.
(c) In a field overgrown with wild flowers.
(d) A sexual service of men and boys establishment.

2. The peasant in the desert compared a man who does not seek to ___________.
(a) A rock.
(b) A deaf bat.
(c) A blinded owl.
(d) A wall.

3. Why was the slave who was given a splendid robe hung?
(a) He lost the robe.
(b) He burned the robe.
(c) He had no dignity.
(d) He sold the robe.

4. What happened when Truth's sunlight cleared the air in the Valley of Insight into Mystery?
(a) All animals helped travelers find their way through.
(b) All paths braided into one.
(c) All travelers were blinded by the brightness.
(d) All travelers saw that they were welcomed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Majnoun searching for in the dust of the highway?

3. What did the "cowardly bird" claim was a "useless sacrifice"?

4. How did the king honor the fisherboy's friendship?

5. What happened to the fisherboy's father?

(see the answer key)

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