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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 is all deeds, reflection, wonder, and surprise springing in the soul?

2. Almustafa wishes he could be a ___________.

3. When does one speak, according to Almustafa?

4. Almustafa says that pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses what?

5. Who bids Almustafa to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do people's hearts already know, according to Almustafa?

2. What does Almustafa say that dying means?

3. What does Almustafa claim when evening falls and Almitra blesses the day, the place, and Almustafa's words?

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

5. To what does Almustafa compare time?

6. How does Almustafa define pain?

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

8. When does Almustafa say that one speaks?

9. How does Almustafa describe time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In the chapter on Good and Evil, Almustafa says that evil and good are actually the same thing. Why does he believe this? Do you agree with his explanation? Why or why not? Can you give three examples of how evil and good can be alike in nature? Are evil and good just a subjective assessment in relation to the person who views these instances? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When Almustafa talks about clothing, it seems he thinks that everyone should be nude all the time. Do you think he meant something else entirely? What do you think he meant, and how could you adapt this advice to the modern world and its laws and societal rules?

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