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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. Who is born together?

2. What should one meditate on?

3. Love neither ________ nor is __________.

4. According to Almustafa, people delight in laying down laws, and more so in _________ them.

5. Who is the person who asks about giving?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Almustafa say has useful gifts to sell?

4. What do some say about birth and about the flesh?

5. What does privacy become, according to Almustafa?

6. What does Almustafa think about crime and punishment?

7. What four things has Almustafa been to the people of Orphalese?

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

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

10. How does Almustafa describe what people call freedom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Almustafa, victims often share guilt with their attackers, which seems to be contradictory to what society thinks about the criminals and their victims. Do you think Almustafa's opinion holds any validity? Why or why not? What does this mean for the way that victims and attackers are treated? Does our legal system support this sort of idea?

Essay Topic 2

One must know pain in order to see the wonder of daily life - what does Almustafa have to say about pain? What kinds of pain do you think Almustafa is referencing? Describe three instances in which pain allows someone to see the wonders of daily life. In the end, does pain seem like a good thing or a bad thing? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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