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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joy is _______ unmasked.
(a) Sorrow
(b) Happiness
(c) Regret
(d) Longing

2. Parents may give children their love, but not their __________.
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Silence.
(c) Money.
(d) Happiness.

3. What does Almitra understand about Almustafa?
(a) His language.
(b) His hatred of the city.
(c) His longing for his homeland.
(d) His need for gifts.

4. According to Almustafa, people delight in laying down laws, and more so in _________ them.
(a) Following
(b) Breaking
(c) Ignoring
(d) Changing

5. According to Almustafa, what does wronging others do?
(a) Wrongs oneself
(b) Establishes that all people are evil
(c) Nothing
(d) Creates a need for punishment

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Almustafa feel about boarding the ship?

2. Almustafa declares that joy and sorrow are _____________.

3. Who is born together?

4. Killing should be an act of _________.

5. Who should leave the marketplace empty handed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it good to do, in relation to the topic of giving?

2. What does the exchanging of gifts do for people, according to Almustafa?

3. What does privacy become, according to Almustafa?

4. What does Almustafa wish that people could live on instead of food and drink?

5. Who is the chosen and the beloved who is giving the lessons throughout The Prophet?

6. It is better not to seek only peace and pleasure in love, but what should one do to open one's self up to love?

7. What does Almustafa think about crime and punishment?

8. Who is the seer that understands the answer to Almustafa's longing for his homeland?

9. What other things does love do, according to Almustafa?

10. What setting does Almustafa prefer for living?

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