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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. To whom did the hoopoe compare the nightingale?
(a) The choir of Levites.
(b) David.
(c) Athaliah.
(d) Terpsichore.

2. Why did the nightingale claim that he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hate.
(c) Pride.
(d) Love.

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

4. What did the turtle-dove wear around his neck?
(a) A mark of Cain.
(b) A ring of loyalty.
(c) A circle of light.
(d) All the colors of the rainbow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The gravedigger said ________ watched him dig graves?

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

3. Whose head did Abraham try to cut off?

4. What did the "cowardly bird" say would happen the first time the birds stopped for a rest during the journey?

5. What does Bismillah mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the murderer allowed access into heaven?

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

3. Why could the dervish and the princess not be together?

4. How did Abbasseh describe the Self?

5. How did the hoopoe define a lover while he was advising the birds?

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

7. What will the quest do for the birds?

8. What problem did the hoopoe have with the hawk?

9. What must the francolin do with his Self?

10. Describe the phoenix from the hoopoe's story "The Phoenix."

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