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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the hoopoe was telling the birds about the Way, he said he was blessed by_______________.
(a) God.
(b) Abraham.
(c) David.
(d) King Solomon.

2. What advice did the hoopoe give to the goldfinch about earthly claims?
(a) Never claim them as your own.
(b) Shut your eyes to them.
(c) Remember that you will leave them in death.
(d) Turn your back on them.

3. What did the hoopoe tell the hawk to do when he returned from flight?
(a) Remove the dirt from his feathers.
(b) Keep his head down.
(c) Clean himself and his nest.
(d) Wipe off his back.

4. According to the hoopoe, how must man enter and leave the world?
(a) Spiritless.
(b) Homeless.
(c) Sinless.
(d) Filled with love.

5. With whom, according to the hoopoe, would the pheasant reign?
(a) Adam.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Abel.

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

7. Why did the nightingale claim that he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hate.
(c) Pride.
(d) Love.

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

9. How did the king honor the fisherboy's friendship?
(a) He made him an advisor.
(b) He made him a knight.
(c) He bought him a home.
(d) He gave him the throne.

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

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

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

13. What did the hoopoe tell the partridge that he had to destroy?
(a) The Self.
(b) Hate.
(c) Power.
(d) Freedom.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the finch say that he would seek his loved one at?

2. What did the hoopoe say that the partridge's jewels really were?

3. What does Bismillah mean?

4. How many years did it take for Rabe'eh to travel to Mecca?

5. For whom did the hoopoe work as a secret message deliverer?

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