The Book of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

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

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 Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad The Sleeper and the Walker The Tale of the Three Apples The Tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and his son Badr Al-Din Hasan

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

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 Bottle Ring Opal

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? Madinat as-Salam As-salaamu alaykum Alf laylah wa-laylah Hazar Afsanah

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

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 tastes a cake that he’s made She reads his handwriting She hears his voice

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 wife His brothers His parents Himself

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

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

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

20. In “The Ebony Horse” what power does the said horse have? It can grant wishes It can fly It can see the future 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? The Cyclops Perseus and the Gorgon Jason and the Argonauts The Sirens

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 Story of Ali Khaujeh The Tale of the Three Apples The History of Aboulhassen Ali Ebn Ecar The Sweep and the Noble Lady

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 Nightly Entertainments The Arabian Nights One Thousand and One Nights Scheherazade

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