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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. Who did Ahmad Hanbal consult when he felt that his mind was inadequate to answer a question?
(a) A beggar.
(b) His mystic.
(c) God.
(d) An owl.

2. What happened to the beggar at the end of "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?
(a) He was banished from the city.
(b) He married Ayaz.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He died.

3. What made the man from "A Lord Who Loved a Beer-Seller" long to die?
(a) His failure to grasp food.
(b) His failure to open his mouth.
(c) His endless hunger.
(d) His inability to smell the difference between food and waste.

4. What was wrong with the fruit that the "good-hearted monarch" gave to his favorite slave?
(a) It was rotten.
(b) It was bitter.
(c) It was hard.
(d) It was worm-filled.

5. How did falcons fly when they were distressed, in the Valley of Love?
(a) Close to the land.
(b) In circles.
(c) Confused.
(d) High above the land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the "sad, old woman" ask Mahna's shiekh to teach her how to do?

2. What did God force the angel, who knew his secret about Adam, wear around his neck?

3. What price did Ibrahim Adham pay for poverty?

4. What object did Joseph strike when he addressed his brothers about selling him into slavery?

5. What did the "faithless Moslem" and the "faithful infidel" stop at points during their fighting to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Husain, the son of Ali, killed?

2. From the story "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz," how was it justified that a beggar could be seen as an equal in royal court?

3. Describe the Valley of Unity.

4. Why did the slave not complain about the apple that his king gave to him?

5. What did the hoopoe say about audacity being allowed before the Simorgh?

6. Describe the Valley of Bewilderment.

7. According to the story "The Lover Who Wanted to Kill his Beloved," what must one do to be pious and reach the Lord?

8. What did the hoopoe tell the birds to expect in the Valley of Love?

9. According to the hoopoe, who does the Way belong to?

10. What was the definition of justice that the hoopoe gave to the birds?

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