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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. Who asks Almustafa about time?
(a) A mason.
(b) A merchant.
(c) An astronomer.
(d) A sailor.

2. The cup burns the lips, but is moistened by what?
(a) Fresh rain
(b) Plain water
(c) The Potter's sacred tears
(d) A holy kiss

3. Who is the messenger of love for the flower?
(a) The grower
(b) The bee
(c) The water
(d) The sun

4. Almustafa likens the soul to a ____________.
(a) Battlefield.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Uncharted territory.
(d) Lost cause.

5. Judgment and appetite should be treated as what in one's home?
(a) Animals.
(b) Saints.
(c) Guests.
(d) Unwelcomed family members.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people's ears thirst for?

2. A divided house is not a ___________________, just a divided house.

3. For what are temple visits?

4. When a friend speaks _________, one fears saying neither yea not nay.

5. Who asks Almustafa about pleasure?

Short Essay Questions

1. How should judgment and appetite be treated, according to Almustafa?

2. When can one speak of beauty, according to Almustafa?

3. When does Almustafa say that one speaks?

4. What is the reaction of the people when Almustafa does not accept the gifts of the Orphalese?

5. What do the tired and the weary say about beauty?

6. Much of one's talking does what, according to Almustafa?

7. Why must one know pain, according to Almustafa?

8. How does Almustafa describe friendship when a youth asks?

9. How does Almustafa describe religion?

10. What does Almustafa say that dying means?

(see the answer keys)

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