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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. How did falcons fly when they were distressed, in the Valley of Love?
(a) In circles.
(b) Confused.
(c) Close to the land.
(d) High above the land.

2. What object did Joseph strike when he addressed his brothers about selling him into slavery?
(a) A staff.
(b) A bowl.
(c) A bell.
(d) A throne.

3. What did Sheikh Ghouri tell Prince Sanjar that he must leave behind if he chose to be the men's enemy?
(a) Love.
(b) Power.
(c) Faith.
(d) Life.

4. What happened to the beggar at the end of "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?
(a) He married Ayaz.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He was banished from the city.
(d) He died.

5. In the story of the "Two Foxes," where did one fox say that he would meet up with the other after parting?
(a) At God's right hand.
(b) In heaven.
(c) In hell.
(d) At the furrier's.

Short Answer 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?

2. From where did the hoopoe quote the following: "You cannot gain salvation while the things you love remain."

3. How many valleys did the birds have to cross to find the Simorgh?

4. For travelers, what disappeared in the Valley of Detachment?

5. What did the hoopoe say forced a "vicious sinner to repent"?

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