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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. Who sends the angel?
(a) Allah.
(b) An ocean spirit.
(c) A demon.
(d) A jinni.

2. What does the ruined man find after digging in his backyard?
(a) A body.
(b) A treasure.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A bag of tools.

3. The wealthy man gives food to his dogs in gold bowls. How many dogs does he have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

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

5. Who does King Shahryar send to give gifts to his brother?
(a) The Wazir.
(b) The Jinni.
(c) A wealthy merchant farmer.
(d) The queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the peahen and antelope agree upon as their only protection?

2. Who arrived before the King of Himyer the day following the king's dream?

3. In The Tale of the Three Apples, who does the Caliph decree responsible for the woman's death?

4. What happens to the sweep after he tells his story to the Emir?

5. When Ajib sees his father the first time, he believes him to be a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might Shahrazad's tale in The Tale of The Three Apples whittle away at the king's assumption that all women are faithless and untrustworthy?

2. Correlate the experience of visiting the Caliph for help/direction in the Porter and The Three Ladies of Baghdad to visiting another person of power for help in the present day.

3. What message through the story is meant for the King from Shahrazad in The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kalibah?

4. In the story of Nur Al-Din Ali And His Son Al-Din Hasan, how does Shahrazad continue to work towards her goal of convincing King Shahhryar to change his beliefs about women?

5. In the opening chapter of The Story of King Shahryar And His Brother, Shahrazad is spared eligibility for beheading because she is one of the Wazir's daughters. Is her request to marry the king an act of fate/Allah's power, or rather an a human aspect of her personality?

6. In Hatim Of the Tribe of Tayy, how does this story blur the lines between the living and the dead?

7. 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?

8. Describe the character of the man burdened with debts in The Man Who Stole The Dish of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate.

9. What does the circular nature and connectedness of the happenings in The Tale of The Three Apples imply?

10. What could one say might be the moral of this story in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter?

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