The Arabian Nights Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 50:

1.

What is Shahrazad's message to King Shahryar in this tale? (from Chapter 22, Judar and His Brethren)

Hatred, like greed, destroys those who repeatedly invite it into their lives.

He should watch out for his own brothers.

He should not listen to his cousin.

He is right to hate all women.

2.

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.

3.

How does Ali Baba transport treasure back to his house? (from Chapter 28, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves)

He hides it outside the cave and returns for it later.

He fills his pockets with gold coins.

He covers the treasure with straw and sticks to look like his usual loads.

He brings eleven donkeys from the town.

4.

In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what is the great celebration Abu Hasan is throwing? (from Chapter 17, How Abu Hasan Broke Wind)

A wedding.

Ramadan.

His son's birth.

His son's birthday.

5.

What is contained in the handkerchief that the noble lady gives the sweep? (from Chapter 12, The Sweep and the Noble Lady)

One miskal of silver.

Fifty miskals of gold.

Ten dinars.

Thirty ducats.

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