Persian Literature Quiz

What distinguishes Persian literature as one of the oldest literary traditions in the world?

• It originated from Latin influences

• It includes only religious texts

• It spans over two-and-a-half millennia

• It was developed in modern-day Europe

What genre is Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh?

• A romantic lyric

• A philosophical treatise

• An epic poem

• A mystical ghazal

Omar Khayyam is best known for which of the following works?

• Masnavi

• Rubaiyat

• Haft Peykar

• Divan of Hafiz

What poetic form is central to Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat?

• Ghazal

• Haiku

• Quatrain

• Sonnet

Which poet is regarded as the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature?

• Ferdowsi

• Rumi

• Nizami Ganjavi

• Hafez

Which of Nizami’s works tells the story of forbidden love between two young lovers?

• Bustan

• Layla and Majnun

• The Orchard

• The Masnavi

What does Haft Peykar translate to?

• Seven Colors

• Seven Lovers

• Seven Beauties

• Seven Kings

Which Persian poet was both a Sufi mystic and the author of the Masnavi?

• Rumi

• Ferdowsi

• Saadi

• Attar

What theme is most commonly found in Rumi’s poetry?

• War and kingship

• Mystical love and divine unity

• Political satire

• Logic and mathematics

Attar of Nishapur’s most famous work is:

• Bustan

• Masnavi

• Conference of the Birds

• Gulistan