Vocabulary 1
Artifice
clever or cunning way to deceive people
Emaciated
Abnormally thin, frail, or weak looking
The Vizier had two daughters. What were their names?
Sheherezade and Dinarzad
What caused the merchant to have trouble with the demon
He killed the demon's son with a Date pit.
Is Arabian Nights written in Iambic Pentameter, Haiku, or Prose?
Prose
Alacrity
Cheerful readiness
Alleviate
To make suffering less severe
When the Vizier realizes that there are not any more women of marrying age available What does he fear and who does he confide in.
He fears the king will kill him and confides in Sheherazade
Was the death of the demon baby intentional
No it was an accident
What does Prose mean?
Plain speech
respite
a short period of rest from something unpleasant
Vexation
Annoyance or the cause of anxiety
Briefly explain the story of the ox and and donkey and how that relates to Scheherazade's situation
The donkey tells the ox to fake sick so he doesn't have to do his work. The result is the donkey gets stuck doing the work. This relates because if Scheherazade meddles involves herself there is a chance that it does not end well for her.
Where was the baby demon struck with the date
in the chest
What does the merchant say in an attempt to spare his life?
He explains to the demons that he is a wealthy man and has financial and family affairs he needs to get in order before he is prepared to die.
dissuade
persuade someone to not do something
dominions
territory under control of a ruler
What is Sheherezade's plan (Be Specific)
She is going to use her story telling skills to appease the king and end every story with a cliff hanger. She recruits her sister to join her in the King's chambers to ask for stories and she will have each story end in a cliff hanger.
Which of the major themes of Arabian Nights are touched on with this story
Revenge
When is the merchant supposed to go back to meet his fate with the Demon
New Year's Day
Pacify
To restore peaceful state
Censure
to express severe disapproval
Presumably how long does the plan work for
1001 nights
What does the merchant do to try and save himself
He recites verses of poetry.
When the merchant returned to the garden where the Demon lives he is joined by who accompanied by what?
He is joined by an old man who has a deer on a chain.