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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) Abraham.
(b) King Solomon.
(c) David.
(d) God.

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

3. How many children were in the family of the fisherboy?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eleven.

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

5. Who was Uzza?
(a) A goddess in pre-Islamic Arabia.
(b) An Islamic god of air.
(c) A man struck down by God for sinning.
(d) Another name for the Self.

6. 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?
(a) The purest bird.
(b) The poorest bird.
(c) The most misunderstood bird.
(d) The happiest bird.

7. According to the "troubled fool," what entered Nimrod's brain?
(a) A worm.
(b) A gnat.
(c) A demon.
(d) An irrational thought.

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

9. What did the hoopoe tell the birds that the journey required?
(a) A beggar's heart.
(b) A follower's heart.
(c) A lion's heart.
(d) A fool's heart.

10. What did Shiekh Noughani ask for from God after seven days had passed during his trip to Neishaspour?
(a) Fish.
(b) Courage.
(c) Bread.
(d) Water.

11. On what mountain peak did the Simorgh live?
(a) Bine.
(b) Pike.
(c) Zaw.
(d) Kaf.

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

13. Where does one have to enter to have a "wave of indecision flood" them?
(a) Indecision's prairie.
(b) Fear's peak.
(c) Wisdom's sea.
(d) Truth's valley.

14. 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.

15. Whose head did Abraham try to cut off?
(a) David.
(b) Nimrod.
(c) Moses.
(d) Goliath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did God tell Shiekh Noughani to do in Neishaspour to find a grain of gold?

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

3. What did Abbasseh say that the Self must choose between?

4. According to the hoopoe, with whom did the pigeon share a goal?

5. According to the hoopoe, what is it better to suffer with than to live a life in shame?

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