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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. For whom did the hoopoe work as a secret message deliverer?
(a) God.
(b) King Solomon.
(c) Abraham.
(d) David.

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

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

4. What were the birds told, by the hoopoe, to expect to plunge themselves into upon entering the Valley of Love?
(a) A valley of winds.
(b) Seas of fire.
(c) Caves of darkness.
(d) Rivers of ice.

5. What did the "cowardly bird" claim was a "useless sacrifice"?
(a) Leaving his family.
(b) The deaths of many birds on the journey.
(c) Giving up his home.
(d) Giving up his wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did the "ancient crone" give to Jacob when shouting to the seller about him?

2. Where did the finch say that he would seek his loved one at?

3. According to the "troubled fool," what entered Nimrod's brain?

4. What answer did the birds give to the herald of the Simorgh about their presence?

5. What did the hoopoe have on his head?

(see the answer key)

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