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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 do people do for fear they will need them tomorrow?

2. People are free when they can rise above their _________________.

3. When one faces the sun, images drawn on the __________ mean nothing.

4. Almustafa declares that joy and sorrow are _____________.

5. According to Almustafa, what does wronging others do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does love seek of the person who feels love?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What else should be weighed in a wife's infidelity?

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

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

8. When a man gathers grapes, what does Almustafa say the man must realize?

9. What does sorrow do that helps a person hold more joy in their lives?

10. What does Almustafa say to Almitra about marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is better to give things unasked, according to Almustafa. What does this mean? Give three examples of things that can happen if you give of yourself without being asked? Is this a realistic way of living? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Life and death are one, according to Almustafa. How are life and death similar? What does this mean in terms of the natural fear of death? Since people can only understand death by dying, what does this mean in terms of the statement that the two are the same - can Almustafa even know this is true? Why do you think what you think about that question? Are there any signs that Almustafa's thoughts can be trusted?

Essay Topic 3

Freedom is a yoke and a handcuff. What does Almustafa mean by this statement? It seems to go against what society thinks about freedom when we talk about it. Cite three examples of how freedom can be a handcuff in someone's life. Describe one experience in which you have felt like freedom was a yoke in your life.

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