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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. Farmers and artisans must ask who to sanctify the scales?

2. What does Almustafa prefer - country or urban living?

3. Who should leave the marketplace empty handed?

4. What has Almustafa NOT been to the people of the city?

5. While the drum and lyre can be silenced, what can not be silenced?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Almustafa declare about love?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Almustafa describe what people call freedom?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The concept of love is something that has been discussed throughout the ages. When Almustafa says that Love neither possesses nor is possessed, what does this mean? How does this play out in relationships and families? What do you think "empty one's self to neither" (in reference to laughter and weeping) means?

Essay Topic 3

Almustafa suggests that everyone live in the country. Why does he believe this is the best choice for families and individuals? What do you think about this advice? Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? Does the place where you live even matter?

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