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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Ali The Persian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King Shaddad's son inscribed the king's tomb with what?
(a) A poetic warning against offending Allah.
(b) A song sung by the three angels.
(c) Their family name.
(d) The symbols for greed.

2. How much money does the Emir end up paying for the Badawi's cucumbers after all bargaining is completed?
(a) 50 dinars.
(b) 240 dinars.
(c) Nothing.
(d) 2180 dinars.

3. Upon seeing his father a second time, Ajib believes his father to be a what?
(a) A peasant.
(b) A hunchback.
(c) A king.
(d) Cook.

4. In the story of Ali The Persian, why did Caliph Harun al-Rashid ask his Wazir for a storyteller?
(a) He couldn't sleep.
(b) He needed entertainment for a party.
(c) His wife enjoyed stories.
(d) He needed an idea for the next day.

5. Of the men questioned by the Three Ladies of Baghdad, who was known to have loved sailing the seas?
(a) The Prince.
(b) The Second Kalandar,
(c) The First Kalandar.
(d) The Third Kalandar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ali the Persian tells the first story of traveling to Baghdad bearing a what?

2. Who are the ass, fine horse, and camel running away from to avoid being enslaved in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter?

3. In The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, what does Kamar chase for ten days?

4. At the end of the story of The Three Apples, what tale does Ja'afar refer to?

5. What does Shahrazad do in order to stay alive?

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