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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 asks Almustafa about teaching?

2. The cup burns the lips, but is moistened by what?

3. One's hopes and desires contain what of the beyond?

4. What can yield treasure?

5. One can not speak of beauty unless __________ is the weaver of one's speech.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When can people know death's secret, according to Almustafa?

3. How does Almustafa describe evil? How does he define it?

4. What does Almustafa say that dying means?

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

6. When a teacher asks Almustafa about teaching, what does he say one can reveal?

7. Why should all people be taken in, according to Almustafa?

8. Almustafa advises people to pray at what times?

9. While Almustafa compares the soul to a battlefield, what does he wish his role in this conflict to be?

10. What happens when one prays, according to Almustafa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beauty is kind and gentle, what does this mean according to Almustafa? What are some examples of beauty as Almustafa defines it? Beauty is an ecstasy, not a need - what do you think this means? Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Digging for roots can yield treasure - what does Almustafa mean by this? What are some ways that a modern person can use this lesson in their everyday life? Can you cite an example from your own life in which this has come to fruition or an example of something that can be changed by following Almustafa's idea?

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