The Arabian Nights Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 50:

1.

What does the Angel of Death tell the King? (from Chapter 18, The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man)

That he has come for him.

That he will live for twenty more years.

That he has only days to live.

That his uncle had died.

2.

In the story of Ali The Persian, why did Caliph Harun al-Rashid ask his Wazir for a storyteller? (from Chapter 13, Ali the Persian)

He needed an idea for the next day.

He needed entertainment for a party.

He couldn't sleep.

His wife enjoyed stories.

3.

What subtler message does Shahrazad give the King with this story? (from Chapter 21, The Lady and Her Five Suitors)

How he can be fooled by what he sees.

How a clever woman can help him rule his subjects.

How powerful men relinquish their power when they let sex rule their lives.

Why he should never enter a closet.

4.

What does Kamar tell the King who is the father of Princess Sams al-Nahar after it is discovered that he was in the Harim? (from Chapter 16, The Ebony Horse)

That he entered the harim by mistake and quickly got out.

That he was a eunuch and no threat to the women of the harim.

Kamar says that he will face the King's army alone to win the Princess.

That it was dark and he didn't see anything.

5.

In the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia, what does the maiden deliver? (from Chapter 23, Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia)

A boy.

Twins.

A girl.

She is not able to deliver children.

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