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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The gravedigger said ________ watched him dig graves?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Fear.
(c) Self.
(d) Pride.

2. Whom did the Shiekh Sam'an see at dawn when he smelled the "musk-diffusing breeze"?
(a) The Muse.
(b) Pride.
(c) Hate.
(d) The Prophet.

3. Where did the finch say that he would seek his loved one at?
(a) A well.
(b) A tree.
(c) A cave.
(d) The sky.

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

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

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

7. To whom did the hoopoe compare the finch?
(a) Moses.
(b) King Solomon.
(c) God.
(d) Goliath.

8. What did the miserly bird claim to love?
(a) Misery.
(b) Pride.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Gold.

9. According the the Shiekh Sam'an, what did the Self ignore?
(a) The history of the Fear.
(b) The secrets of the Way.
(c) The color of Truth.
(d) The power of Pride.

10. What happened to the fisherboy's father?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He died.
(c) He left the family.
(d) He was imprisoned.

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

12. According to the hoopoe, what is it better to suffer with than to live a life in shame?
(a) Pride.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

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

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

15. From where did the hoopoe quote the following: "You cannot gain salvation while the things you love remain."
(a) Koran.
(b) Bible.
(c) The writings of the Simorah.
(d) Moses' writings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the hoopoe say was "twinned in unison" with God?

2. What did the turtle-dove wear around his neck?

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

4. Who was Uzza?

5. Whom did the hoopoe say the peacock had to crush?

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