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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the Shiekh Sam'an drank wine?

2. What did the miserly bird claim to love?

3. According to the hoopoe, how must man enter and leave the world?

4. With whom, according to the hoopoe, would the pheasant reign?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened after the hoopoe was chosen as their leader?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happened between Nimrod and the mosquitoes?

9. Why did a "cowardly bird" protest going on the quest for the Simorgh?

10. What did Socrates say to his student about burying him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Attar's writing also used hyperbolic language. The problem with Attar's use of the hyperbole is that it is meant to be used to indicate depth. Find three examples of hyperboles from the text and discuss the meaning that Attar meant in regard to using it.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the personification of the Self, Love, Truth, Unity, Reality, and the Way. How are these personified? Why are they personified? What purpose does the personification serve in respect to the lesson that Attar was trying to teach?

Essay Topic 3

Attar uses the imagery of a dog many times throughout the book. Discuss the different ways that Attar uses the imagery/referencing of a dog. Are the references negative or positive? What does Attar hope to teach through the dog's usage? Find at least three examples of where Attar used the imagery/referencing of a dog and explain the usage according to the text.

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