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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 only good tortured by its own hunger and thirst?

2. What does everyone stand alone in?

3. Reason confines, while unattended passion ________.

4. Who asks Almustafa about death?

5. What does Almustafa say that pleasure is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Almustafa describe religion?

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

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

4. When does Almustafa say that one speaks?

5. What is the only purpose of friendship?

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

7. Much of one's talking does what, according to Almustafa?

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

9. To what does Almustafa compare time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Birth is an affliction and flesh is a curse" - but what does this mean in relation to work? Why could birth be seen as an affliction? Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When Almustafa says that you should not despair the loss of a friend, does this make sense to you? Are there times when it's right to despair the loss of a friend? Describe an example of a personal situation in which letting go of a friend was a good thing. What does Almustafa say about what you should do as a friend? What are some things to show that you're a good friend and that you care about the other person?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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