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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has just been given 50 pieces of gold?

2. Who is riding with the leader of the caravan?

3. What is Rodan's quandary?

4. What is the lesson of the first story?

5. Who is leading a caravan across the desert?

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

What is on each of the five clay tablets of Dabasir? Why did Dabasir keep track of his financial growth on these tablets in the first place? Is this record keeping consistent with the Babylonian times? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that luck exists in the world? Or is action the only possible method of getting what one wants? Argue for both sides of this discussion as though you were Arkad (against luck) and a lottery winner (for luck).

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