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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the hawk claim to perch daily?
(a) On the branch of the olive tree.
(b) On the soverign's hand.
(c) At the right hand of God.
(d) On the right side of the cross.

3. What did Malek Dinar claim that he had done after getting bread from God?
(a) Hoarded the bread.
(b) Fed the poor.
(c) Carried out the Evil One's commands.
(d) Fed the birds.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the hoopoe quote the following: "You cannot gain salvation while the things you love remain."

2. According to the hoopoe, what does one need to destroy to be able to approach the light?

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

4. On what mountain peak did the Simorgh live?

5. Right before leaving on their journey, what did the birds do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the "glance of Solomon"?

2. What happened in China in regard to the Simorgh?

3. What reason did the nightingale give for not wanting to go on the journey to find the Simorgh?

4. How did Abbasseh describe the Self?

5. According to the text, how does an earthly king act?

6. What was the meaning behind the story "A Pauper in Love with the King of Egypt"?

7. What must the francolin do with his Self?

8. Why did the birds decide that they needed a king?

9. What did the birds ask the hoopoe about regarding the Way?

10. What was the hoopoe's response to the partridge's excuse for not wanting to go on the quest for the Simorgh?

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