1. How does Shahryar’s first wife betray him? She’s found in bed with the palace cook She tries to assassinate Shahryar She plots a coup with Shahryar’s brother She has an affair with a slave

2. Why does Scheherazade tell stories for one thousand and one nights? To prevent her husband from executing her To stop a genie from killing her husband To aid her husband, an insomniac, get to sleep To entertain her children

3. Who tells the story of “The Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer?” Scheherazade Vizier Ja'afar The Barber of Baghdad Scheherazade’s father

4. According to legend, what happens to anyone who reads the whole collection of stories? They gain the ability to grant wishes They become all-knowing They go insane They die

5. In which of these stories does Harun al-Rashid not appear? The Tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and his son Badr Al-Din Hasan The Tale of the Three Apples The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad The Sleeper and the Walker

6. How does Scheherazade refer to Baghdad? The city of stories City of sorrow City of peace God-given

7. Who does Sinbad the Sailor tell the story of his voyages to? The Caliph of Baghdad Shahryar Sinbad’s long lost son Sinbad the Porter

8. Who is widely regarded with adding “Aladdin” and “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” to the collection? Joseph Charles Mardrus Sir Richard Francis Burton Antoine Galland Harun al-Rashid

9. “The Fisherman and the Genie” and “The Merchant and the Genie” are different names for the same story? True False

10. In “The Fisherman and the Genie” in what object has the genie been imprisoned? Lamp Opal Ring Bottle

11. Shahryar and Scheherazade are King and Queen (alternatively Sultan and Sultana) of where? Baghdad The Islands of India and China Samarkand Persia

12. How is the Arabic name for The Nights pronounced? As-salaamu alaykum Alf laylah wa-laylah Hazar Afsanah Madinat as-Salam

13. In “The Eldest Lady's Tale” what are the Eldest Lady's sisters transformed into? Dogs Horses Camels Oryx

14. In “Nur Al-Din Ali and his son Badr Al-Din Hasan” how does Hasan’s mother recognise him? She sees his face She hears his voice She reads his handwriting She tastes a cake that he’s made

15. At the end of “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” who does Morgiana marry? Ali Baba Kasim (Ali’s brother) Ali Baba’s son Kasim’s son (Ali’s nephew)

16. Who does the Barber of Baghdad tell stories about? His brothers His parents His wife Himself

17. In “The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad” what body part have all three Kalandars lost one of? Toe Ear Arm Eye

18. In “The Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince” how is Prince Mahmud punished by his wife after he injures her lover? She turns his legs into marble She does all of these She turns his subjects into fish She submerges his capital city

19. What is the name of Scheherazade’s sister? Fetnah Dunyazade Medea Scheherazade has no sister

20. In “The Ebony Horse” what power does the said horse have? It can fly It can see the future It can grant wishes It’s just an ornament

21. Who flew on a magic carpet? Prince Housain Aladdin Harun al-Rashid Ali Baba

22. “The Third Voyage of Sinbad” is similar to which story from Greek mythology? Jason and the Argonauts The Sirens Perseus and the Gorgon The Cyclops

23. Which story is described here: - Caliph Harun al-Rashid finds a chest containing the dead body of a young woman, Harun sends out his Vizier to find the murderer. The Sweep and the Noble Lady The Story of Ali Khaujeh The Tale of the Three Apples The History of Aboulhassen Ali Ebn Ecar

24. The composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is one of the better known fans of The Nights. What is the name of his composition dedicated to them? The Arabian Nights The Nightly Entertainments Scheherazade One Thousand and One Nights

25. At the end of the one thousand and one nights, how many children have Shahryar and Scheherazade had together? 3 1 0 2