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

2. What did a Sufi try to buy for nothing in Baghdad?
(a) Milk.
(b) Flour.
(c) Bread.
(d) Honey.

3. Whom did the heron say that he loved and, therefore, could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) His partner.
(b) The sea.
(c) His homeland.
(d) His nest.

4. Who did the hoopoe say was "twinned in unison" with God?
(a) The Simorgh.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The hoopoe.
(d) The hawk.

5. In what color was the parrot clothed?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did it take for Rabe'eh to travel to Mecca?

2. To whom did the hoopoe compare the finch?

3. What metaphor did the hoopoe use to describe "Self's grown gross"?

4. In the story of the "Two Foxes," where did one fox say that he would meet up with the other after parting?

5. Who was Uzza?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the problem with love according to the hoopoe?

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

3. Describe the parrot's plumage.

4. What happened between Nimrod and the mosquitoes?

5. Why was the murderer allowed access into heaven?

6. What will the quest do for the birds?

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

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

9. What must the francolin do with his Self?

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

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