Available Answers

1. 1.

   What was the Caliph's reaction when the old man tried to cheat him?

2. 2.

   What does the word witnesses mean?

3. 3.

   What other cases were presented before the Cadi?

4. 4.

   Do you think the punishment given to the old man was appropriate? Discuss.

5. 5.

   What words would you use to describe the Cadi?

6. 6.

   Choose the correct answer.

   a. The Caliph travelled in disguise because

   1. he did not like being the Caliph.
   2. he wanted to know first-hand about the welfare of his people
   3. he wanted to fool his courtiers.

   b. The Caliph went to the Cadi because

   1. he was afraid that he would lose his horse.
   2. he wanted justice and he would get to know whether the Cadi was good at his work
   3. he did not have enough money to give to the old man.

   c. The Cadi concluded that the gold coin belonged to the merchant as

   1. the porter was too poor to own a gold coin.
   2. the porter accepted that he had stolen it.
   3. the coin had oil on it.