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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 does the earth delight in?

2. What can not be forced on the innocent or lifted from the guilty?

3. What does love NOT do?

4. Who asks Almustafa about eating and drinking?

5. What does clothing fail to hide?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the souls of children dwell, according to Almustafa?

2. What does Almustafa say to Almitra about marriage?

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

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

5. What does Almustafa declare about love?

6. What does Almustafa say he has observed when the orator asks about freedom?

7. What does Almustafa say in the debate between whether joy or sorrow is greater?

8. What does privacy become, according to Almustafa?

9. What does Almustafa have to say about children in relation to their parents?

10. What does Almustafa say about clothing when the weaver asks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Almustafa says that children are not from their parents, but of them, what do you think this means? What do you think happens when parents think of their children as someone that comes from them? Cite some examples of what parents who don't follow Almustafa's idea about children might do. How do you think this affects the child?

Essay Topic 2

Those who wear morality as their best garment are better off naked - that's a strong statement in relation to religion. What do you think this means? What do you think Almustafa means? What does this statement mean in relation to religion? Does this mean that religion or morality is a bad thing? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

"Birth is an affliction and flesh is a curse" - but what does this mean in relation to work? Why could birth be seen as an affliction? Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

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