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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 120-166.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the asking price for Jacob?
(a) Five tubs of musk.
(b) Thirty-five sheep.
(c) Four horses.
(d) Ten camels.

2. For whom did the hoopoe work as a secret message deliverer?
(a) God.
(b) David.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) Abraham.

3. According the the Shiekh Sam'an, what did the Self ignore?
(a) The history of the Fear.
(b) The secrets of the Way.
(c) The color of Truth.
(d) The power of Pride.

4. According to the story "A Sinner Enters Heaven, who is the only one that can show the end of Wisdom?
(a) Life.
(b) God.
(c) Brain.
(d) Man.

5. What did the hoopoe wear on his breast?
(a) A nail.
(b) The Spirit's Way.
(c) A cross.
(d) A crown of thorns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the "fool of God" claim would happen to those whose souls did not have feathers?

2. What did Shiekh Noughani ask for from God after seven days had passed during his trip to Neishaspour?

3. What did the hoopoe tell the birds that the journey required?

4. Why is the Way lifeless-according to the hoopoe?

5. What was the hoopoe describing when he stated the following: "Your palace is a kennel with the rest...is your dungeon after death"?

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