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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, The City of Brass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the hermit eat/survive on?
(a) Bark and milk.
(b) Hunting antelope and water.
(c) Milk and wool from sheep.
(d) Plants and water.

2. Where does the hermit live?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In the backwaters.
(c) In the desert.
(d) On a mountain.

3. According to lore, what happened to Kind Shaddad?
(a) He died of an evil curse.
(b) He was struck dead by Allah.
(c) He disappeared while hunting.
(d) A Jinni killed him.

4. Where did Caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan live in the story The City of Brass?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Israel.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Damascus.

5. Who is the first person that the animals in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter meet?
(a) A peasant.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A holy man.
(d) A widow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story The City of Brass, how many people are in Emir Musa's traveling party to where the cucurbites are found?

2. When the King of Himyar awoke, what did he find?

3. In the story of Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy, why did the King of Himyar camp near Hatim's tomb?

4. The eldest of the Three Ladies of Baghdad speaks of two black dogs. Who are they?

5. What is contained in the handkerchief that the noble lady gives the sweep?

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