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

2. What did the man, who refused to drink, refuse to drink?
(a) Water.
(b) Ale.
(c) Sweet sherbet.
(d) Wine.

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

4. Where did Sheikh Ghouri take refuge at when he met a "group of crazy fools"?
(a) Under a bridge.
(b) In an abandoned tent.
(c) In a cave.
(d) At a market under a collection of tables.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which angel refused to bow to Adam, even under the threat of losing his head?

2. The bird that burned with aspiration said his soul was devoured by_________.

3. Why did the lover want to kill his beloved?

4. Why did the lover lay in exhaustion and sleep in "The Lover Who Slept"?

5. What happened to the Arab's riches in "The Arab in Persia"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the hoopoe, what happened when one entered the Valley of Insight into Mystery?

2. What did the hoopoe say in regard to the length of the quest to see the Simorgh?

3. According to the story "The Lover Who Wanted to Kill his Beloved," what must one do to be pious and reach the Lord?

4. What was the definition of justice that the hoopoe gave to the birds?

5. What did the "faithless Moslem" think about doing when the "faithful infidel" was bent in prayer?

6. Describe the Valley of Detachment.

7. Why did the bat wish to see the sun?

8. What were the two things that the Sheikh of Turkestan loved?

9. How did the bird who claimed that he had bad luck substantiate his claim that he could not go on the quest with the hoopoe?

10. What did the hoopoe say about audacity being allowed before the Simorgh?

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