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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first lesson of Arkad?
(a) To save their money.
(b) Not to believe too heavily in fate.
(c) To spend their money on betting.
(d) To give him money.

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

3. What is universal?
(a) The desire to be lucky.
(b) The desire to be beautiful.
(c) The desire to be alone.
(d) The desire to be happy.

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

5. Why do people come to Arkad?
(a) To visit.
(b) To see his chariot.
(c) To learn how his amassed this wealth.
(d) To get a loan.

6. Of whom do Bansir and Kobbi seek the advice?
(a) Algamish
(b) Arad
(c) Arkad
(d) Banzar

7. What is the second law?
(a) To move to a new town.
(b) To give your money to the needy.
(c) To make your money work for you.
(d) To spend half of everything you save.

8. What does the person in #77 do?
(a) Goes into hiding.
(b) Disowns his son.
(c) Spends all of his money.
(d) Sends his son out into the world.

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

10. What is a word that doesn't describe Bansir?
(a) Lazy
(b) Concerned
(c) Worried
(d) Hard working

11. What does the person in #27 offer in exchange for the favor in #29?
(a) Luxurious fabrics.
(b) Food.
(c) Advice on how to be wealthy.
(d) Wine.

12. Where is the richest nation in the world?
(a) Euphrates.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Mesopotamia
(d) Babylon

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

14. About what does Bansir worry?
(a) His health
(b) Not gaining wealth
(c) His friend's trickery
(d) His lack of family

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does additional skills give a man?

2. What does the saddle maker propose?

3. What was on the clay tablets?

4. Who is journeying across the desert?

5. What was Arkad before his current position?

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