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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. How do Kobbi and Bansir know Arkad?

2. Why are people who rely on fate seldom happy?

3. What will lead thee forward to the successes that dost desire?

4. What is the fourth idea?

5. What is the second law?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is leading a caravan across the desert, along with a grandson of his partner?

3. By whom is the letter in this chapter written?

4. Who does Arkad meet when he is working as a scribe?

5. Who is attacking Babylon in this chapter?

6. What does Arkad give his son before the son leaves?

7. What does Algamish ask of Arkad in exchange for his financial advice?

8. Who is credited with building the first walls around the city of Babylon?

9. What do the men want to talk about when Arkad first begins the class?

10. How does Kalabab even know the story of this person (in #25)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Arkad tells his son that he will need to go off and make his own fortune, is this a good or a bad thing? Would Nomasir still be able to learn the lessons he did without the journey into poverty? Was Arkad being a loving father or not in challenging his son?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of luck and its misfortune is brought up at several points of the book. But when Arkad cautions the men against gambling, do you think this goes against his other advice about taking immediate action? If someone does something quickly and without hesitation, Arkad seems to say that this is a favorable way to live and to amass wealth. But at the same time, it's risky. Does Arkad contradict himself in the fourth chapter, in your opinion?

Essay Topic 3

Arkad tells the men he teaches not to trust fate as it can be fickle. Does it seem that Arkad believes in this advice? What has happened to Arkad that teaches him this lesson in his personal life? Is this consistent with the fact that Arkad gains Algamish's wealth when the man dies?

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