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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 166-213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the peasant in the desert ("Sheikh Mahna and the Peasant"), what hides the musk of the hunted deer?
(a) The scent of other animals.
(b) The mixture of the blooms.
(c) Sweet air.
(d) Blood.

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

3. What would deprive the birds of everything in the Valley of the Quest?
(a) Misfortunes.
(b) Loss.
(c) Hate.
(d) Power.

4. Who was Uzza?
(a) Another name for the Self.
(b) An Islamic god of air.
(c) A goddess in pre-Islamic Arabia.
(d) A man struck down by God for sinning.

5. What did God tell Shiekh Noughani to do in Neishaspour to find a grain of gold?
(a) Sweep the main square.
(b) Find the man in red and inquire about a room.
(c) Follow the white horse of the king.
(d) Clean the horse stalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the hoopoe quote the following: "You cannot gain salvation while the things you love remain."

2. How many valleys did the birds have to cross to find the Simorgh?

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

4. The stone man was known as ___________.

5. How many children were in the family of the fisherboy?

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