Unit 3 Review

Writings in Adab Literature comprised of ________

• manners and social behaviour

• moral and ethical messages

• a reflective piece on life

• All of the above

This form of writing does not belong to the Adab Literature

• Travelogue

• Fables

• Poetry & Prose

• Qur'an

Which option does not belong to the Fable stories?

• Animals and birds as characters

• Fictional story

• non-fictional story

• moral and messages on how to behave

The story 'Case of Animal versus Human' is from the following

• Diwan

• Qur'an

• Ikhwan al-Safa

• Safarnama

Why did Animals were unhappy with newly arrived humans on their island?

• Humans were inteliigent

• Humans could never with them

• Humans were acting like animals (mimicking them)

• Humans were treating animals like slaves

Which final arguments helped humans to turn the case in their favour? (mark more than one option)

• That they can walk on two legs and have great hunting skills

• They are good at Math and Science

• They have intellect and thus the ability to choose how to behave

• They are answerable for their actions on the Day of Judgement

What moral does the allegorical story Case of Animals vs Human teach us?

Self Reflection through Adab literature allows us to __________. (more than one correct answer)

• understand ourself well

• pause and think about who we are as a person

• Improve our relationship with the Other

• None of the above

Merits of Friendship was written by ___________

• Nasir-e Khusraw

• Rumi

• Al-Jahiz

• Farid al-din Attar

According to Al-Jahiz, the following are the Merits of Friendship (more than one correct answer)

• Friends stand beside us in both good and bad times

• True friends are frank and honest with us

• Frequent change of friends can invite trouble for us.

• Friends are not perfect, accept them.