Quiz on One Thousand and One Nights

What is the primary focus of the book One Thousand and One Nights?

• Renaissance Literature

• Modern English Literature

• Early Arabic Literature

• Ancient Greek Literature

Who is believed to have received the Qur’an according to Islamic belief?

• Jesus

• Abraham

• Moses

• Muhammad

What are the Al-Mu’allaqat known as?

• The ancient poems

• The sacred poems

• The lost poems

• The hanging poems

Who wrote the collection of stories called Maqamat?

• Badi’ al-Zaman al Hamadani

• Haroun al Rashid

• Antonine Galland

• Abul-Fath al-Iskanderi

What is the framing device used in One Thousand and One Nights?

• A magical lamp

• A king's quest

• The tale of Scheherazade

• A merchant's journey

Which century did the stories of One Thousand and One Nights become known in Europe?

• 16th century

• 18th century

• 20th century

• 14th century

What genre is NOT mentioned as part of the One Thousand and One Nights collection?

• Science fiction

• Romance

• Mystery

• Horror

Who was the ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age?

• Abul-Fath al-Iskanderi

• Haroun al Rashid

• Badi’ al-Zaman al Hamadani

• Antonine Galland

What did Antonine Galland add to the stories when he translated them?

• All of the above

• The story of Aladdin

• The story of Sinbad

• The story of Ali Baba

What language distinction was made in the 8th century?

• Literary and Spoken Arabic

• Formal and Informal Arabic

• Classical and Modern Arabic

• Al-fus ‘ha and al-ammiyah