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From the information given in the passage, FirH-.vsi's Book of Kings could be described as

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   an entirely fictional story about a mythical king of Persia
   
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   a poem about Persian kings from Khosrow II to his own day
   
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   a long poem based on an earlier historical account
   
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   the life story of the sultan of Ghanza
   
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   a translation into modern Iranian of an earlier Persian work
   

2. 
   It is clear from the passage that Firdawsi wrote the poem.
   

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   to impress the sultan in the hope of being accepted at his court
   
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   purely out of a love of history
   
3. 
   in order to raise money required for his daughter's marriage
   
4. 
   in a form of English quite similar to Shakespearean English
   
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   not long before his sudden death
   

3. 
   It is clear from the passage that
   

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   Shakespeare and Firdawsi lived during the same time, but in different places
   
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   eventually, Firdawsi managed to provide his daughter with a substantial dowry
   
3. 
   Firdawsi never returned to his native village of Tus after fleeing to Herat
   
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   the language spoken in Iran hasn't changed dramatically since Firdawsi's time
   
5. 
   the style of writing used by Shakespeare strongly resembles that of Firdawsi
   

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