The Arabian Nights Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 50:

1.

Why does the sweep have to hide in a closet? (from Chapter 12, The Sweep and the Noble Lady)

He mistakes it for the bathroom.

Her husband returns from a trip.

He waits while she has his dirty clothes washed.

She wants him to watch her undress as though she doesn't know he is in the house.

2.

What inscription is on King Shaddad's tomb? (from Chapter 11, The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kalibah)

A poetic warning against offending Allah

A warning against looting his city

A proclamation of Shaddad as king of kings

Thanksgiving to Allah for making the king wealthy

3.

What is the sweep's relationship with the noble lady? (from Chapter 12, The Sweep and the Noble Lady)

He watches her bathe while he was on the roof of her house.

She pays him to sleep with her.

She lets him see her undressed but he cannot not touch.

He had loved her since he was a boy.

4.

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

Why he should never enter a closet.

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

How a clever woman can help him rule his subjects.

How he can be fooled by what he sees.

5.

What does the Persian give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse? (from Chapter 16, The Ebony Horse)

Three peacocks.

A black horse.

A gold elephant.

A woman.

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