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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end of his story, Bukhayt became the property of ____________.

2. What does the ruined man find after digging in his backyard?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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. Through this story of Nur Al-Din Ali And His Son Al-Din Hasan, how does Shahrazad indirectly remind King Shahryar of the value of family?

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

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

9. What is the purpose of Shahrazad telling this story In Hatim Of the Tribe of Tayy to the King?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah it is shown that one cannot fully escape the past, as proven when Ma'aruf spends most of his life as far away from his wicked wife as possible. Using examples from this story and any others found germane enough to prove the argument, explore in an essay just how Shahrazad uses the workings of fate, and the idea that one cannot escape past evil deeds, to her advantage.

Essay Topic 2

Choose the tale that you feel is the most powerful/poignant one, within one of the following realms of appreciation:

1. Your personal life/impression.

2. The king and his situation within the novel at that moment.

3. The general adult audience of the times.

4. The general adult audience now.

Essay Topic 3

As the reader may have noticed from the beginning, the style of The Arabian Nights possesses unique characteristics in many ways. One is in regard to the fact that frame stories are used consistently throughout the entire piece. In an essay, and keeping in mind the fact that typical Western literary devices are not used in this novel, please provide insight as to how the use of framing stories is an invaluable tool to:

1. The author.

2. The character of Shahrazad.

3. Sindbad.

Please feel free to use any historical information you may now know about the history and background of certain stories in The Arabian Nights. Do create an introductory theme to your essay, tying all evidences together under one argument.

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