Refer to the article "Harun al-Rashid & One Thousand and One Nights." How does the passage develop the idea that Scheherazad
e is a clever wife? A. She creates suspense with her stories. B. She tells stories on many subjects. C. She uses her stories to keep herself alive. D. She is a gifted storyteller.
Answer: C. She uses her stories to keep herself alive.
Explanation:
<em>Harun al-Rashid & One Thousand and One Nights</em> tells the story of King Shahryār of Persia who was betrayed by his first wife and so believed all women to be betrayers who would betray him eventually. He would therefore marry a new woman every night and kill her the next day so it would not happen. He did this to 3,000 women.
This happened until the well read and knowledgeable daughter of the Vizier spent the night with him. She told him a story which was so good that he asked for another. She replies that there was no time as day was about to break. He then keeps her alive so she tells a story and this she does for a thousand and one nights and became his queen.
