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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname does Isa call Jahanara?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Swallow.
(d) Eagle.

2. What will those who believe in the Qur'an and other religious scriptures receive?
(a) Grace.
(b) Reward.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Salvation.

3. Where does the jade come from to make some of the flowers that adorn the walls of a room in the Taj Mahal?
(a) China.
(b) Persia.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Burma.

4. What did Shah Jahan do after his wife died?
(a) Sit in ashes.
(b) Dress in rags.
(c) Pull out his hair.
(d) Lock himself in a small room.

5. What type of a tongue does Jahanara say she has?
(a) Wily.
(b) Forked.
(c) Barbed.
(d) Sly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the quote come from, at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What could the architect that Shah Jahan hired turn jade into?

3. Where is Shah Jahan imprisoned once Aurangzeb captures the Red Fort?

4. In Chapter 10, what is embroidered on the robe Shah Jahan wears when he watches girls dancing in the harem?

5. What type of breezes can make tears bloom within Jahanara?

(see the answer key)

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