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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 29-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the hoopoe tell the hawk to do when he returned from flight?
(a) Wipe off his back.
(b) Keep his head down.
(c) Remove the dirt from his feathers.
(d) Clean himself and his nest.

2. To whom did the hoopoe compare the finch?
(a) God.
(b) King Solomon.
(c) Moses.
(d) Goliath.

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

4. Whom did the hoopoe say the peacock had to crush?
(a) The lizard.
(b) The snake.
(c) Pride.
(d) The grape.

5. To whom did the hoopoe compare the nightingale?
(a) The choir of Levites.
(b) David.
(c) Athaliah.
(d) Terpsichore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose head did Abraham try to cut off?

2. What advice did the hoopoe give to the goldfinch about earthly claims?

3. What did the turtle-dove wear around his neck?

4. What did the hoopoe say the quest was for?

5. What leader claimed that he was the lord to his people and the people ignored his claims?

(see the answer key)

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