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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. What did the hoopoe tell the birds that the journey required?
(a) A lion's heart.
(b) A beggar's heart.
(c) A fool's heart.
(d) A follower's heart.

2. After the miser's death, he appeared to his son as __________.
(a) A dog.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A rabbit.

3. Where did God tell Gabriel to find the one who had cast away the Self and had a pure heart?
(a) In Eden.
(b) The mountains.
(c) Rome.
(d) Italy.

4. What did Shiekh Noughani ask for from God after seven days had passed during his trip to Neishaspour?
(a) Bread.
(b) Courage.
(c) Water.
(d) Fish.

5. According to the hoopoe, what is it better to suffer with than to live a life in shame?
(a) Love.
(b) Pride.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the hoopoe say the francolin had to reject?

2. For travelers, what disappeared in the Valley of Detachment?

3. What was the color of mourning in ancient Persia?

4. Shiekh Sam'an's people left for __________.

5. What object struck the naked madman on the head as he was looking for shelter from the cold?

(see the answer key)

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