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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the beggar in "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz," what would make a beggar an equal to the court?
(a) Pride.
(b) Fate.
(c) Hope.
(d) Love.

3. 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) Eat heartily.
(b) Live a life of excess.
(c) Sift through dust heaps.
(d) Drink with kings.

4. What was the second test of the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) Unity's ice-covered mountains.
(b) Poverty's bleakness.
(c) Love's wide valley.
(d) Mystery's dry plains.

5. What kind of voice spoke to the "faithless Molsem" from heaven?
(a) A saddened voice.
(b) A warning voice.
(c) An accepting voice.
(d) A promising voice.

6. What object did Joseph strike when he addressed his brothers about selling him into slavery?
(a) A staff.
(b) A throne.
(c) A bell.
(d) A bowl.

7. What kind of animal blood did Joseph's brothers stain his cloak with when they threw him in the well?
(a) Bear.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cow.
(d) Wolf.

8. Who did Abraham fight with while he drew his last breaths?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Azra'el.
(c) Reil'em.
(d) Sam'an.

9. What did Sheikh Ghouri tell Prince Sanjar that he must leave behind if he chose to be the men's enemy?
(a) Power.
(b) Faith.
(c) Life.
(d) Love.

10. What was the metaphor based upon the following tenet: "When my exchequer has no love to give"?
(a) Blood-money.
(b) Sin.
(c) Life.
(d) Hate.

11. According to the hoopoe, what led those who started along the Way?
(a) Hope.
(b) Morality.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love.

12. What did the "faithless Moslem" and the "faithful infidel" stop at points during their fighting to do?
(a) Eat.
(b) Pray.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Rest.

13. During the Egyptian famine, what did the people beg for as they died?
(a) Corn.
(b) Water.
(c) Rice.
(d) Bread.

14. What did the "sad, old woman" ask Mahna's shiekh to teach her how to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Write.
(c) Pray.
(d) Read.

15. What object struck the naked madman on the head as he was looking for shelter from the cold?
(a) A frozen apple.
(b) A broken and frozen branch.
(c) A window shutter.
(d) A roof tile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the man from "A Lord Who Loved a Beer-Seller" act like a drunkard?

2. What animal was the peasant leading when Sheikh Mahna came across him in the desert?

3. What is the name of the scholar's task that describes the process of determining the actions/sayings of the Prophet Mohammad to be genuine?

4. What would deprive the birds of everything in the Valley of the Quest?

5. What name did the "ancient crone" give to Jacob when shouting to the seller about him?

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