CS401A's Prelims: Great Books Module 02

Question 1

The focus of the featured great book One Thousand and One Nights is from the

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early Arabic Literature.

Question 2

date

according to Islamic belief, the Qur’an is revealed to Muhammad by God

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610-632 BC

Question 3

Qur’an (Arabic for

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“Recitation”)

Question 4

date

A seven pre-Islamic poems collection written in gold linen dating to the 6th Century were collected and said to be up on the walls of the Kaaba at Mecca. These poems are also known as Al-Mu’allaqat.

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8th Century

Question 5

Al-Mu’allaqat (Arabic for

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“hung poems”)

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c. 990-1008

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“assemblies”)

Question 8

13th Century

This story is about the love of the merchant’s son for the foreign court lady.

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The Story of Bayad and Riyad

Question 9

13th Century

This story about love of the merchant’s son for the foreign court lady was written in

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Islamic Andalusia.

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The story of King Shahryar and King Shazaman

Question 11

The One Thousand and One Nights take the form of a

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frame narrative