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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. Shiekh Sam'an's people left for __________.

2. Where did God tell Gabriel to find the one who had cast away the Self and had a pure heart?

3. What advice did the hoopoe give to the goldfinch about earthly claims?

4. The gravedigger said ________ watched him dig graves?

5. Why is the Way lifeless-according to the hoopoe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the parrot's plumage.

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

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

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

5. What will the quest do for the birds?

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

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

8. What did the birds decide they needed in a leader?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The entire book was about the "Way." How did Attar show that the journey was important to all of mankind? What did Attar show to prove that this is a journey that all mankind must choose to face? Use textual evidence to support reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the stories detailed the different ways to deal with the Self. Choose three of the stories that dealt with the conquering of the Self and analyze the usefulness of the story in overcoming the negative influence that the Self had over the possessor.

Essay Topic 3

Attar mixes religious icons with historically important and known figures. Discuss the importance of this mixture. What did Attar hope to gain by this? Did it deepen the acceptance/understanding of the text? Why/Why not?

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