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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did God force the angel, who knew his secret about Adam, wear around his neck?
(a) A ribbon.
(b) A branding.
(c) A scar.
(d) A ring.

2. Why did the lover lay in exhaustion and sleep in "The Lover Who Slept"?
(a) From the deep hunger he felt.
(b) From the darkness he had battled.
(c) From the broken heart he had.
(d) From the tears he wept.

3. The peasant in the desert compared a man who does not seek to ___________.
(a) A blinded owl.
(b) A rock.
(c) A deaf bat.
(d) A wall.

4. Which angel refused to bow to Adam, even under the threat of losing his head?
(a) Gavreel.
(b) Chamuel.
(c) Eblis.
(d) Iofiel.

5. What did the man who swept the streets, whom received the trinket from Shah Mahmoud, say he would do until the day he died?
(a) Live a life of excess.
(b) Eat heartily.
(c) Sift through dust heaps.
(d) Drink with kings.

6. What did the dervishes renounce in "The Arab in Persia"?
(a) The world.
(b) Riches.
(c) God.
(d) Pride.

7. What was wrong with the fruit that the "good-hearted monarch" gave to his favorite slave?
(a) It was hard.
(b) It was worm-filled.
(c) It was rotten.
(d) It was bitter.

8. God breathed a pure soul into Adam's __________.
(a) Debris.
(b) Dust.
(c) Clay.
(d) Earth.

9. What did the "narrator" (the hoopoe) compare the beggar to in the story "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?
(a) An ant.
(b) A polo-ball.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A gnat.

10. According to the peasant in the desert ("Sheikh Mahna and the Peasant"), what hides the musk of the hunted deer?
(a) Sweet air.
(b) The mixture of the blooms.
(c) The scent of other animals.
(d) Blood.

11. Why did the man from "A Lord Who Loved a Beer-Seller" act like a drunkard?
(a) To be near a boy.
(b) To fake his mental unrest.
(c) To be closer to the Devil.
(d) To hide his sorrows.

12. How many starving brothers did Joesph have leave their home to come and stand in his presence and beg for help?
(a) Eight.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

13. In the Valley of Love, what did the falcons search for as they flew?
(a) Their "absent mate."
(b) Their "mating grounds."
(c) Their "dead children."
(d) Their "absent nest."

14. Who was Majnoun searching for in the dust of the highway?
(a) Nisroc.
(b) Leili.
(c) Jehoel.
(d) Haniel.

15. Why did the lover want to kill his beloved?
(a) She had been banished by her tribe.
(b) She loved another man.
(c) She had been disowned by her family.
(d) She was very ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Indian King tell Mahmoud that he was crying?

2. Where did Sheikh Ghouri take refuge at when he met a "group of crazy fools"?

3. What did Shah Mahmoud throw onto the heap nearest to his mount?

4. How many valleys did the birds have to cross to find the Simorgh?

5. What did everyone refuse to do to Ahmad Hanbal?

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