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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After the two brothers' rule and they have died, there is a period of _______ until a wise ruler discovers the book in the treasury.
(a) Peace.
(b) Decay.
(c) War.
(d) Joy.
2. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, Abu Hasan holds a great celebration in the City of ______ of Al-Yaman.
(a) Al-Kaman.
(b) Kaukaban.
(c) Aranka.
(d) Balakrishna.
3. Who translates the messages on the seven white marble tablets in the story The City of Brass?
(a) Abu Talib.
(b) Balita.
(c) Abd al-Samad.
(d) Santosh.
4. Who is the last person the lady with the five suitors locks up in the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors?
(a) The carpenter.
(b) The king.
(c) The Wazir.
(d) Her lover.
5. How many Dirams does Sindbad The Seaman have left after squandering most of his money in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman?
(a) Twelve thousand rupees.
(b) Fifteen dinars.
(c) Eighteen dinars.
(d) Three thousand dirhams.
6. What does the first animal that is caught tell Khalifah to do?
(a) Praise Allah more often.
(b) Go to Cairo.
(c) Cast his net again.
(d) Become a monk.
7. What is the name of the powerful wizard who came to Alaeddin when he was fifteen?
(a) Ghalago.
(b) Alagha.
(c) Darwaysh.
(d) Shezaradade.
8. What is Khalifah's first catch in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
(a) A one-eyed, lame ape.
(b) A deaf bird.
(c) A one-armed monkey.
(d) A blind lynx.
9. How do the two brothers serve as king?
(a) They alternate every day.
(b) The alternate every year.
(c) They cover each other when one is travelling.
(d) They alternate every week.
10. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, how many days do the locked-up men go without food or water?
(a) Six days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.
11. Why does Ma'aruf have to go to the Kazi in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?
(a) The neighbors have lodged a complaint against Fatimah.
(b) Fatimah is in jail.
(c) Fatimah has complained about him.
(d) He has stolen three golden apples.
12. Where do Ma'aruf and Fatimah live in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?
(a) Baghdad.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Alexandria.
13. In the story The City of Brass, what is the brass statue rider supposed to point to once awakened?
(a) The City of Brass.
(b) The Emerald Cave.
(c) The Star of Allah.
(d) The Island of Gold.
14. How does Abu stay away from his old friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) By inviting strangers to his home.
(b) By hiring spies to know where they are.
(c) By cursing his old friends.
(d) By moving his house to Cairo.
15. In the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia, the king mourns that none of his 100 concubines has bore him what?
(a) A child.
(b) A daughter.
(c) Twins.
(d) A son.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many daughters does King Sabur have in the story of The Ebony Horse?
2. Where does Abu waste half of his father's money in The Sleeper And The Waker?
3. On Sindbad The Seaman's third voyage, what animal is on the island, devouring two other survivors in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman?
4. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, what does the king who was stopped by the man in rags do so that people could admire him?
5. What does the Indian man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
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