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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 213-229.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Abraham fight with while he drew his last breaths?
(a) Sam'an.
(b) Reil'em.
(c) Azra'el.
(d) Jacob.

2. Where did the finch say that he would seek his loved one at?
(a) The sky.
(b) A cave.
(c) A well.
(d) A tree.

3. What was written in the document that Joseph gave to his brothers?
(a) The calling for their death.
(b) The bill of sale for his (Joseph) slavery.
(c) The banishment of them.
(d) Their past sins.

4. Why is the Way lifeless-according to the hoopoe?
(a) To make the journey as hard as possible.
(b) To insure that the birds create their own path.
(c) To glorify the king.
(d) To allow those on the journey to choose their own path.

5. What was the color of mourning in ancient Persia?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did the heron say that he loved and, therefore, could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?

2. What does "si" mean?

3. The gravedigger said ________ watched him dig graves?

4. The stone man was known as ___________.

5. What did the "narrator" (the hoopoe) compare the beggar to in the story "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?

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