Question 1 Part A

What can be inferred about Harun al-Rashid from the passage "Harun al-Rashid & One Thousand and One Nights"?

He was a powerful leader who brought about cultural change in the Middle East.

He was a creative storyteller who wrote about the Middle East.

He was a popular fictional character in One Thousand and One Nights.

He was a ruthless king who was outsmarted by his new wife.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the passage best supports the inference in Part A?

"Harum al-Rashid supported these developments, and so it is not surprising that his reign is widely considered to be the start of what is now known as the Islamic Golden Age."

"The various individual stories within One Thousand and One Nights were told and collected over many decades, originally written down in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age."

"The king, because he is so enraptured by her story, decides to delay his wife’s execution so he can hear the story’s conclusion the next evening."

"A number of the tales in the collection tell about Harun al-Rashid, the loyal subjects in his court, and his opulent palace in Baghdad."