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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Babylon turn to Arkad?
(a) The advice of another country.
(b) The advice of a magician.
(c) War.
(d) An economic down turn.

2. What is the fifth idea?
(a) Give to the rich.
(b) Own a home.
(c) Buy a chariot.
(d) Rent out your home.

3. What is the first topic of discussion?
(a) How to invest.
(b) How to make more money at their jobs.
(c) How to hide money from the tax man.
(d) How to entice Good Luck.

4. Who is faced with the universal problem of not having enough money?
(a) Arad
(b) Bansir
(c) Shurru
(d) Arkad

5. What does Arkad say to do since you never know when you will pass on?
(a) Spend all your money now.
(b) Give money to your family members.
(c) Don't save too much.
(d) Insure for your future.

6. Where does the story begin?
(a) Assyria
(b) Constantinople
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Babylon

7. When the man tells a story of a missed business venture, who was the person who gave him the initial advice?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His friend.

8. What does the saddle maker propose?
(a) To leave Arkad's teachings.
(b) To eat.
(c) To make a payment as quickly as possible.
(d) To think long and hard about decisions.

9. At the same time, what else should Arkad be doing with his money?
(a) Spending it on betting.
(b) Counting it every night.
(c) Giving some away to charity.
(d) Paying off his debt.

10. What is the example that Arkad gives for gaining interest?
(a) An exchange between family members.
(b) His agreement with the shield maker.
(c) The banker's agreement.
(d) Another person's failure during a loan.

11. What happened to the man in the red robes when he returned to the city?
(a) He found the city burned to the ground.
(b) He found the gates locked.
(c) He got lost.
(d) He decided to leave.

12. Who is the old friend riding the golden chariot?
(a) Arad
(b) Arkad
(c) Algamish
(d) Kobbi

13. What is the main lesson of this chapter?
(a) That money isn't everything.
(b) That money is hard to accumulate.
(c) That you should learn to save on your own.
(d) That a man cannot achieve wealth on his own.

14. Of what are the majority of missed opportunities the result?
(a) Hesitation.
(b) Silence.
(c) Bad karma.
(d) Bad luck.

15. Why are people who rely on fate seldom happy?
(a) Fate doesn't give people enough.
(b) Fate takes away as quickly as she gives.
(c) Fate only brings sadness.
(d) Fate is demanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third idea?

2. How is Bansir's work described?

3. What does Arkad present to the councilmen?

4. Who is the person in #74 related to?

5. What can Nomasir do when he returns to Arkad?

(see the answer keys)

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