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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does not help people who want to have more wealth?
(a) Wishing for more wealth.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Being lazy.
(d) Saving too much.

2. While Arkad is very generous and spends liberally, what has he also managed to do?
(a) Amass a large store of wealth.
(b) Go broke.
(c) Buy the city.
(d) Win a prize.

3. What else does Arkad learn?
(a) To wisely invest his savings to see them grow.
(b) To become a moneylender.
(c) To hide away his money from others.
(d) To pick winning bets.

4. What is fickle and can not be trusted?
(a) The lenders.
(b) Fate.
(c) Destiny.
(d) The banks.

5. Where does Arkad say that good luck does not frequent?
(a) Other countries.
(b) Gaming tables.
(c) Farms.
(d) Churches.

6. What is the third idea?
(a) Invest to produce additional income.
(b) Give to the poor.
(c) Never invest.
(d) Spend half of everything you make.

7. What does Arkad present to the councilmen?
(a) The Seven Cures for a Lean Purse
(b) The Five Ways of Gold.
(c) A budget.
(d) Money.

8. 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.

9. How much should Arkad keep for himself?
(a) One tenth of his earnings.
(b) Ten pieces of gold.
(c) Two tenths of his winnings.
(d) One half of his earnings.

10. Who is the richest man in Babylon?
(a) Kobbi.
(b) Bansir.
(c) Arkad.
(d) Arad.

11. Who is the friend of the answer to #2?
(a) Arkad
(b) Algamish
(c) Kobbi
(d) Arad

12. Who does Arkad have to see in order to explain the answer to #39?
(a) The king
(b) A priest
(c) His family
(d) The general

13. In order to earn more, what does Arkad say to do?
(a) Learn more.
(b) Work two jobs.
(c) Have a smaller family.
(d) Spend less.

14. Of what can no one name an instance?
(a) When luck has increased their wealth.
(b) When they have heard better advice.
(c) When they haven't been poor.
(d) When they have won a lottery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arkad tell people to include in their budget?

2. What is the first step of his plan?

3. What is the first topic of discussion?

4. Who is faced with the universal problem of not having enough money?

5. Why was the son sent into the world?

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