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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Nomasir becomes penniless?

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

3. What is the profession of the person in #27?

4. About what does Bansir worry?

5. What is the fourth law?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion do the men come to after discussing how many men have amassed great wealth at the gaming tables?

2. What does Arkad tell the men about fate?

3. Where is Babylon located, according to historical references?

4. What is the first story of Mathon (about the farmer who can understand animals) meant to teach Rodan?

5. Whose story does Kalabab tell to his traveling companions?

6. What is the story of Dabasir?

7. What has Rodan just been given in exchange for his spears?

8. What is Bansir's main problem in relation to wealth?

9. Why did Babylon finally fall to invaders?

10. What does Arkad say about wishing for more wealth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can someone with little money to begin with follow the first cure for a lean purse: to save one tenth of their earnings? Is this something that would be possible for you in your life? What are some ways a person could make this financial arrangement?

Essay Topic 2

Arad Gula pays for Sharru Nada's freedom through hard work. But it seems that Sharru Nada could have bought his own freedom in time as well. Why is it that Sharru Nada wasn't able to work as hard as Arad Gula? What makes these characters similar and different? What makes these characters good business partners?

Essay Topic 3

Dabasir marries a beautiful woman, but then spends more and more money he doesn't have in order to keep her happy. This ends up leaving him penniless. Is this situation the fault of the wife or of Dabasir - or both? Explain your answer? How could Dabasir's troubles have been prevented.

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