" // questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) q1 = "Which of the following is not an Islamic caliphate?"; q1answer = "d"; q1a = "Moghul"; q1b = "Ottoman"; q1c = "Umayyad"; q1d = "Arabic"; q1e = "Mamluk"; q1review = "See pages 1420–1421."; q2 = "Which city was established as a center for translation in the early ninth century?"; q2answer = "a"; q2a = "Baghdad"; q2b = "Medina"; q2c = "Cairo"; q2d = "Istanbul"; q2e = "Mecca"; q2review = "See page 1421."; q3 = "Pre-Islamic poetry in Arabic is characterized by all of the following except:"; q3answer = "e"; q3a = "democratic form."; q3b = "conventional themes."; q3c = "emphasis on bravery, loyalty, and generosity."; q3d = "oral composition and performance."; q3e = "aristocratic patronage."; q3review = "See page 1421."; q4 = "What is the second language of the Islamic literary tradition?"; q4answer = "a"; q4a = "Persian"; q4b = "Urdu"; q4c = "Arabic"; q4d = "Punjabi"; q4e = "Kashmiri"; q4review = "See page 1422."; q5 = "Translated into English, the Koran (al-qur'ân) means:"; q5answer = "d"; q5a = ""the Sacred Way""; q5b = ""the Holy Verses""; q5c = ""the Revelations""; q5d = ""the Recitation""; q5e = ""the Dialogues""; q5review = "See page 1426."; q6 = "The Koran's revelations were received by which prophet?"; q6answer = "d"; q6a = "Noah"; q6b = "Joseph"; q6c = "Gabriel"; q6d = "Muhammad"; q6e = "Jesus"; q6review = "See page 1426."; q7 = "Which of the following statements about the Koran is false?"; q7answer = "c"; q7a = "It is not accepted by Muslims in translation from Arabic."; q7b = "It does not contain a narrative thread or history of a single people."; q7c = "It is the word of God as interpreted by Muhammad."; q7d = "It is an exact copy of the divine Koran that exists in paradise."; q7e = "It consists primarily of dialogues."; q7review = "See page 1426."; q8 = "In Sura 4 of the Koran, all of the following apply to men except:"; q8answer = "d"; q8a = "Men inherit half their wives' estates if they die childless."; q8b = "Men must repent if they have committed an indecency with another man."; q8c = "Men have authority over women."; q8d = "Men are permitted to marry two sisters at the same time."; q8e = "Men are permitted to marry a slave-girl who is a believer if they cannot afford to marry a free believing woman."; q8review = "See page 1431."; q9 = "In Sura 12 of the Koran, Joseph is not:"; q9answer = "d"; q9a = "cast by his brothers into a dark pit and left for dead."; q9b = "indifferent to attempts at seduction by married women."; q9c = "able to interpret visions and dreams."; q9d = "chosen to lead his people to prosperity in Egypt."; q9e = "sold by a caravan to an Egyptian for a few pieces of silver."; q9review = "See pages 1427, 1446–1452."; q10 = "Which of the following is not a characteristic of stories in the Thousand and One Nights?"; q10answer = "b"; q10a = "themes of justice and retribution"; q10b = "dialogues between God and Muhammad"; q10c = "magical and fantastic adventures"; q10d = "elegant prose style"; q10e = "timely interventions of demons and sorcerers"; q10review = "See page 1567."; q11 = "Why does King Shahrayar marry a different woman each day and order his vizier to put her to death the next morning?"; q11answer = "d"; q11a = "to punish the vizier for having forbidden his daughter from marrying him"; q11b = "to prove to his brother Shahzaman that he is the more powerful king"; q11c = "to take revenge on a she-ghoul for devouring his first wife"; q11d = "to save himself from what he considers the wickedness and cunning of women"; q11e = "to win the affections of Shahrazad"; q11review = "See page 1575."; q12 = "In The Tale of the Merchant and His Wife, the merchant outwits his wife by taking the advice of which animal?"; q12answer = "d"; q12a = "an ox"; q12b = "a donkey"; q12c = "a dog"; q12d = "a rooster"; q12e = "an owl"; q12review = "See page 1578ff."; q13 = "In Shahrazad's first story, the demon wants to kill the merchant to revenge what crime?"; q13answer = "a"; q13a = "The merchant killed his son."; q13b = "The merchant slept with his wife."; q13c = "The merchant killed his wife."; q13d = "The merchant stole his slaves."; q13e = "The merchant cheated him in trade."; q13review = "See page 1580."; q14 = "From what affliction does Sage Duban save King Yunan?"; q14answer = "b"; q14a = "the wrath of King Shahrayar"; q14b = "leprosy"; q14c = "misogyny"; q14d = "the curse of an evil demon"; q14e = "malnutrition"; q14review = "See page 1595ff."; q15 = "The Bustan and the Golestan provide _____ counsel."; q15answer = "d"; q15a = "emotional"; q15b = "financial"; q15c = "religious"; q15d = "moral"; q15e = "spiritual"; q15review = "See page 1549."; q16 = "Which activity is most valorized and emphasized by sufism?"; q16answer = "e"; q16a = "pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina"; q16b = "giving alms to the poor"; q16c = "worshiping publicly and collectively"; q16d = "praying five times a day"; q16e = "withdrawing from the world"; q16review = "See page 1541."; q17 = "Manteq al-Tayr best translates as:"; q17answer = "a"; q17a = "The Conference of the Birds."; q17b = "The Tale of the Enchanted King."; q17c = "The Garden of Truth."; q17d = "The Biography of the Prophet."; q17e = "The Rise of Islam."; q17review = "See page 1524."; q18 = "What is the relationship between Sohráb and Rostám in Ferdowsi's work?"; q18answer = "e"; q18a = "mother and daughter"; q18b = "mother and son"; q18c = "father and daughter"; q18d = "husband and wife"; q18e = "father and son"; q18review = "See page 1476."; q19 = "In Shahname, the powers of good and evil are represented by:"; q19answer = "d"; q19a = "Rostám and Kay Kavús."; q19b = "Ahriman and Rostan."; q19c = "Rostám and Sohráb."; q19d = "Ahura Mazda and Ahriman."; q19e = "Izád and Yazdán."; q19review = "See page 1480."; q20 = "According to the tenets of sufism, the meaning of the world is grasped through:"; q20answer = "c"; q20a = "allegory."; q20b = "metonymy."; q20c = "metaphor."; q20d = "alliteration."; q20e = "hyperbole."; q20review = "See page 1541."; q21 = "Which of the following pairs represent the forms of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry?"; q21answer = "e"; q21a = "qit'a, masnavi"; q21b = "qasida, ruba'i"; q21c = "ghazal, qit'a"; q21d = "qasida, masnavi"; q21e = "qasida, qit'a"; q21review = "See page 1421."; q22 = "In the Conference of the Birds, birds are seen to represent:"; q22answer = "e"; q22a = "freedom."; q22b = "truth."; q22c = "beauty."; q22d = "love."; q22e = "the soul."; q22review = "See page 1521."; q23 = "Identify which of the following is not one of the requests made to Sana'm by the Christian girl in The Story of Sheikh Sam'an in exchange for her love."; q23answer = "e"; q23a = "burn the Koran"; q23b = "consume wine"; q23c = "tend to swine"; q23d = "worship idols"; q23e = "deny alms to the poor"; q23review = "See page 1525."; q24 = "Which forms of poetry were most used by Rumi?"; q24answer = "a"; q24a = "ghazal, masnavi, robai"; q24b = "ghazal, qit'a, masnavi"; q24c = "ghazal, ruba'i, qasida"; q24d = "qasida, qit'a, ghazal"; q24e = "ghazal, robai, qit'a"; q24review = "See page 1543."; q25 = "Which of the following best describes what happens at the end of The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám?"; q25answer = "b"; q25a = "Both are killed by the shah."; q25b = "Sohráb is killed by Rostám."; q25c = "Rostám is killed by Sohráb."; q25d = "Rostám loses his kingdom and fortune."; q25e = "Sohráb kills Rostám's beloved wife and children."; q25review = "See page 1517."; q26 = "The "Golden Age" of Arabic Letters spans:"; q26answer = "e"; q26a = " 819–1005."; q26b = "912–916."; q26c = "810–880."; q26d = "622–780."; q26e = "750–1055."; q26review = "See page 1424."; q27 = "The authority of dervishes derives from their indifference to:"; q27answer = "e"; q27a = "the law."; q27b = "women."; q27c = "mortality."; q27d = "education."; q27e = "worldliness."; q27review = "See page 1541."; // End of hiding the script. --> <body>This page requires a browser that can display frames.<script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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