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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. Whose head did Abraham try to cut off?
(a) Moses.
(b) Nimrod.
(c) David.
(d) Goliath.

2. According to the hoopoe, what led those who started along the Way?
(a) Morality.
(b) Hope.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

3. To what did the "fool of God" compare the world?
(a) A strong wind.
(b) A breaking wave.
(c) A box.
(d) A hurricane.

4. Why did the king from "The King Who Ordered His Beloved to be Killed" imprison his beloved?
(a) For murdering the prince.
(b) For wanting to leave the king.
(c) For sleeping with another.
(d) For telling lies about the king.

5. Who, according to Nouri, breathes and draws the world to him?
(a) The mighty whale.
(b) Man.
(c) The Simorgh.
(d) The birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tied the "beauteous youth" to the king's side?

2. With whom, according to the hoopoe, would the pheasant reign?

3. What did desire destroy in the king who loved the "beauteous youth"?

4. What happened to the Arab's riches in "The Arab in Persia"?

5. Why did the book end as it did?

(see the answer key)

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