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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Tale of the Portress in Chapter 3, what is the title of the third sister?
(a) The Caliph.
(b) Dunyazad.
(c) The Portress.
(d) The procuratrix.

2. What did one of the dogs do to the man who stole the gold while they were being fed?
(a) Barked at him incessantly.
(b) Motioned for him to eat as well.
(c) Asked him if he could help them.
(d) Spoke to him.

3. Where is the ruined man told to go in his dream?
(a) Burma.
(b) Wali.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Baghdad.

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

5. What is Shams al-Din Mohammed's first daugher's name?
(a) Sushila al-Husn.
(b) Shibila.
(c) Kandala.
(d) Sitt al-Husn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the men questioned by the Three Ladies of Baghdad, who was known to have loved sailing the seas?

2. Because Ja'far cannot find the murderer of the woman, he and his family are what?

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

4. Upon seeing his father a second time, Ajib believes his father to be a what?

5. When Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy died, where was he buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. In The Story of King Shahryar and His Brother, the tale within a tale about the fisherman and the Jinni demonstrates the power of what kind of belief system?

2. What are the fundamental differences in value systems between the duck and the three other animals; peahen, peacock and antelope metioned in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter?

3. How do faith and destiny align in The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman?

4. What is the purpose of Shahrazad deciding to tell this seemingly innocuous story to the king in Ali The Persian?

5. How in the Tale of Ghanim in Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O'Love does Shahrazad strive to replace King Shahryar's distrust of women with doubt over his belief?

6. What kind of a character is the hermit in The Hermits?

7. What is one moral implied by Shahrazad in the Tale of Ghanim in Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O'Love?

8. How is the main character in the story of The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through A Dream rewarded for his faith?

9. In The Sweep and The Noble Lady, how did the Emir's pardon of the sweep seem just, although it was not the ultimate punishment (death)?

10. What might Shahrazad be suggesting through her tale to the king in The Hermits?

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