The Arabian Nights Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 50:

1.

Why does a King dress in his finest clothes and ride out on his finest steed? (from Chapter 18, The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man)

He is going to a wedding.

Because all his other clothes were dirty.

So the people will admire him.

He looks for a beautiful virgin to marry.

2.

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

He waits while she has his dirty clothes washed.

He mistakes it for the bathroom.

Her husband returns from a trip.

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

3.

What does the poor man do after eating the dog's meat? (from Chapter 14, The Man Who Stole The Dish of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate)

He washes the golden bowl.

He leaves all sad because dogs are treated better than he is.

He steals the golden bowl.

He sleeps in the dog basket.

4.

What story does Abu tell his two "merchant" friends at his house in The Sleeper And The Waker? (from Chapter 26, The Sleeper and the Waker)

The Story of the Larrakin and the Cook.

The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife.

The Story of the Slave and the Rose.

The Story of the Cook and the Rose.

5.

What joke is played on the Caliph? (from Chapter 26, The Sleeper and the Waker)

Abu al-Hasan-al-Khali'a pretends to be dead and then suddenly sits up.

He ties the Caliph's shoe laces together.

He puts bhang in the Caliph's cup.

He convinces the Caliph that the Lady Zubaydah is dead.

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