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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. Sheikh Kherghan said that his misery and pain lie __________.
(a) In his body.
(b) In his stomach.
(c) In his soul.
(d) In his heart.

2. What did Shebli wear around his waist?
(a) A vine from a fig tree.
(b) A heathen's belt.
(c) A rope of thorns.
(d) A grape vine.

3. What did the "fool of God" claim would happen to those whose souls did not have feathers?
(a) They would burn forever in a pit of fire.
(b) They will be forever forgotten by others and die sad.
(c) They would have to stay on earth and live in pain and fear.
(d) They would fail to move on, but they would be happy in their life on earth.

4. The stone man was known as ___________.
(a) Fear.
(b) Forgotten dreams.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Respect.

5. How many valleys did the birds have to cross to find the Simorgh?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. God breathed a pure soul into Adam's __________.

2. Who waited anxiously to see Joesph's face when he was up for sale as a slave?

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

4. According to the peasant in the desert ("Sheikh Mahna and the Peasant"), what hides the musk of the hunted deer?

5. What did the "ancient crone" use to place a bid on Jacob?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the hoopoe, who does the Way belong to?

2. What did Mahna's shiekh tell the old woman about how to pray?

3. What must one do to find God in the Valley of the Quest?

4. Describe the stone man.

5. From the story "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz," how was it justified that a beggar could be seen as an equal in royal court?

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

7. What did the hoopoe tell the birds to expect in the Valley of Love?

8. How did the hoopoe answer the bird that claimed to be satisfied with his spiritual state and, therefore, did not need to go on the quest to see the Simorgh?

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. Why did the bat wish to see the sun?

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