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Khalil Gibran
The Madman

The Prophet Quiz

Khalil Gibran
This Study Guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Prophet.

The Prophet Quiz

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1)

Where would Almustafa scatter houses? (from "On Houses")

Around the center of the city.
Along the water.
In the air.
In fields and meadows.
2)

Life and death are ________. (from "On Death")

Mutable
One
Complete opposites
Joyful
3)

Who asks Almustafa about buying and selling? (from "On Buying and Selling")

A merchant
An innkeeper
A man
A young sailor
4)

What becomes a harness and a chain? (from "On Clothes")

Peace
Freedom
Clothing
Privacy
5)

What can not be forced on the innocent or lifted from the guilty? (from "On Crime and Punishment")

Peace
Innocence
Remorse
Guilt
6)

Almustafa likens the soul to a ____________. (from "On Reason and Passion")

Lost cause.
Battlefield.
Mountain.
Uncharted territory.
7)

Where can people seek death's secret? (from "On Death")

In the rays of dawn.
In the dirt.
In the darkest cave.
In the heart of life.
8)

What does Almustafa claim to have been during this day? (from "The Farewell")

A zealot
A light
A listener
A lecturer
9)

Everything moves within one's ___________. (from "On Freedom")

Mind
Sheltered existence
Heart
Half embrace
10)

Almustafa says the people will not want, provided they know how to _____________. (from "On Buying and Selling")

Share with others
Make more money
Fill their hands
Enjoy what they own
11)

Tomorrow is ________ dream. (from "On Time")

A current
A lost
Yesterday's
Today's
12)

What must one accept in one's heart? (from "On Pain")

The seasons
The inconsistencies
The battles
The rhythm
13)

Who often shares guilt with their attackers? (from "On Crime and Punishment")

Judges
Victims
Common people
Lawyers
14)

What is the harp of the soul? (from "On Pleasure")

The body.
The birds.
The bee.
The flower.
15)

What is the loom upon which the north wind weaves clothing? (from "On Clothes")

Nakedness
Fear
Peace
Shame
16)

What is remembered long after the vessel is gone? (from "On Talking")

Wine.
Paint.
Oil.
Water.
17)

Who is the messenger of love for the flower? (from "On Pleasure")

The bee
The grower
The water
The sun
18)

What does everyone stand alone in? (from "On Teaching")

The shadow of their abilities
The community
God's knowledge
The world
19)

Those who wear _________ as their best cloak are better off naked. (from "On Religion")

Ethics
Morality
Religion
Philosophy
20)

Who blesses the day? (from "The Farewell")

The people
Almitra
An elder
A woman
21)

Despots can not be dethroned without destroying the _______ that people erect within themselves. (from "On Freedom")

Openness
Ignorance
Stubborness
Throne
22)

What is the only purpose of friendship? (from "On Friendship")

Deepening the spirit.
Creating a peaceful relationship.
Giving back to the community.
Exploring each other's hearts.
23)

Almustafa says that pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses what? (from "On Pain")

One's joy.
One's happiness.
One's understanding.
One's prosperity.
24)

Much of one's talking leaves what half-murdered? (from "On Talking")

The rhythm of life.
The soul.
Thinking.
The peace of the environment.
25)

What does Almustafa say that clothing conceals? (from "On Clothes")

Beauty
Identity
Flesh
Modesty
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