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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Right before leaving on their journey, what did the birds do?
(a) Went to get provisions.
(b) Chose a leader.
(c) Prayed.
(d) Sang a song.

2. What leader claimed that he was the lord to his people and the people ignored his claims?
(a) Alexander the Great.
(b) King Solomon.
(c) King David.
(d) King Saul.

3. According to the "troubled fool," what entered Nimrod's brain?
(a) A worm.
(b) A demon.
(c) A gnat.
(d) An irrational thought.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a Sufi try to buy for nothing in Baghdad?

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

3. In the story of the "Two Foxes," where did one fox say that he would meet up with the other after parting?

4. What did the miserly bird claim to love?

5. Whom did the hoopoe say the peacock had to crush?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will the quest do for the birds?

2. What was the meaning behind the story "A Pauper in Love with the King of Egypt"?

3. Why could the dervish and the princess not be together?

4. Why did the hoopoe compare the finch to Moses?

5. Why was the murderer allowed access into heaven?

6. What must the francolin do with his Self?

7. Describe the parrot's plumage.

8. How did Abbasseh describe the Self?

9. What happened after the hoopoe was chosen as their leader?

10. What problem did the hoopoe have with the hawk?

(see the answer keys)

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