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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 did God tell Shiekh Noughani to do in Neishaspour to find a grain of gold?

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

3. Whom did the woodcutter say that God helps?

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

5. The gravedigger said ________ watched him dig graves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was the murderer allowed access into heaven?

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

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

5. Describe the parrot's plumage.

6. What will the quest do for the birds?

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

8. What was the meaning behind the story "A Pauper in Love with the King of Egypt"?

9. How did Abbasseh describe the Self?

10. Why did the birds decide that they needed a king?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Simorgh is definitely created to represent an image of God. Biblically speaking, man was created in God's image. How do the birds represent Simorgh in the same way that man is a representation of God?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different perils of the seven valleys. What did each valley possess that created a conflict for the journey. Why did the birds fear the valley? What did it mean for the birds that made it through each valley? What did each valley represent in life?

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