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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what color was the parrot clothed?

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

3. Where did the hawk claim to perch daily?

4. Why did the nightingale claim that he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?

5. Who did the hoopoe say was "twinned in unison" with God?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the "glance of Solomon"?

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

3. What was the hoopoe's response to the partridge's excuse for not wanting to go on the quest for the Simorgh?

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

5. How did Abbasseh describe the Self?

6. Why did a "cowardly bird" protest going on the quest for the Simorgh?

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

8. What happened between Nimrod and the mosquitoes?

9. According to the text, how does an earthly king act?

10. Why did the birds decide that they needed a king?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different perils of the seven valleys. What did each valley possess that created a conflict for the journey. Why did the birds fear the valley? What did it mean for the birds that made it through each valley? What did each valley represent in life?

Essay Topic 2

The introduction of the book describes Attar's favorite literary device as the anaphora. Address the following in a paper: What is an anaphora? Why did Attar choose to use the anaphora? What purpose did the anaphora serve in the book? Give multiple examples of anaphoras used in the text and describe their use.

Essay Topic 3

The introduction of the book defines the use of metaphors as not typical of what an English reader would understand. Choose three examples of Attar's use of a metaphor and explain his use of the metaphor in the text.

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