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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the hoopoe, what does one need to destroy to be able to approach the light?
(a) The Self.
(b) Fear.
(c) Unworthiness.
(d) Pride.

2. What did the hoopoe say that the partridge's jewels really were?
(a) Empty promises.
(b) Excuses.
(c) Falsehoods.
(d) Earthly treasures.

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

4. What happened when the Shiekh Sam'an drank wine?
(a) He lost his true love.
(b) He broke his tie to the Simorgh.
(c) He lost his faith.
(d) He forgot about his path.

5. Whom did the hoopoe say the peacock had to crush?
(a) The grape.
(b) Pride.
(c) The lizard.
(d) The snake.

6. Right before leaving on their journey, what did the birds do?
(a) Sang a song.
(b) Prayed.
(c) Chose a leader.
(d) Went to get provisions.

7. What did God tell Shiekh Noughani to do in Neishaspour to find a grain of gold?
(a) Clean the horse stalls.
(b) Find the man in red and inquire about a room.
(c) Follow the white horse of the king.
(d) Sweep the main square.

8. What did a Sufi try to buy for nothing in Baghdad?
(a) Flour.
(b) Milk.
(c) Honey.
(d) Bread.

9. Who did the hoopoe say the francolin had to reject?
(a) Riches.
(b) The Self.
(c) Pride.
(d) Hate.

10. Why is the Way lifeless-according to the hoopoe?
(a) To make the journey as hard as possible.
(b) To allow those on the journey to choose their own path.
(c) To glorify the king.
(d) To insure that the birds create their own path.

11. What did Abbasseh say that the Self must choose between?
(a) Pride and Humility.
(b) Love and Hate.
(c) Faith and hell.
(d) Poverty and Riches.

12. What did the hoopoe say the quest was for?
(a) Love.
(b) Power.
(c) Hope.
(d) Truth.

13. What did the hoopoe say was the lure of the falcon?
(a) Simorgh.
(b) The hoopoe.
(c) Love.
(d) God.

14. How many years did it take for Rabe'eh to travel to Mecca?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Seven.

15. Shiekh Sam'an's people left for __________.
(a) The mountains.
(b) Rau.
(c) Mecca.
(d) The caves of David.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the real reason that the nightingale said he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?

5. What leader claimed that he was the lord to his people and the people ignored his claims?

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