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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 213-229.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the prisoners hang as decorations to welcome their king back to the capital?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Severed heads.
(c) Deceased animals.
(d) Orange blooms.

2. According to the hoopoe's story about the spider, how did the spider spend his days?
(a) In constant hunger.
(b) In self-communing dreams.
(c) In constant fear.
(d) In waking dreams.

3. After the miser's death, he appeared to his son as __________.
(a) A donkey.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A dog.

4. The Lord described the Simorgh as_______________.
(a) Truth's last flawless jewel.
(b) The Quest's end.
(c) The Way.
(d) Hope's final battle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the king in "The King Who Ordered His Beloved to be Killed" throw in his loved one's hair?

2. The Simorgh's herald told the birds that their fate was ___________.

3. The stone man was known as ___________.

4. Why did the "indecisive bird" claim that he could not go on the journey to the Way?

5. How many birds were greeted by the herald of the Simorgh?

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