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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the chosen and the beloved?
(a) Almitra
(b) Almustafa
(c) Orphalese
(d) The Seer

2. Who is the person to ask Almustafa about crime and punishment?
(a) A lawyer
(b) A judge
(c) An innkeeper
(d) A merchant

3. According to Almustafa, people delight in laying down laws, and more so in _________ them.
(a) Breaking
(b) Ignoring
(c) Changing
(d) Following

4. The cup that holds one's wine is burned where?
(a) In the hands of God.
(b) In a quiet place.
(c) In the potter's oven.
(d) In a fire.

5. What has Almustafa NOT been to the people of the city?
(a) Flame
(b) Seeker of silence
(c) Harp
(d) Piano

Short Answer Questions

1. Give now, rather than leaving [your money] to __________ to give.

2. When one eats an apple, what lives in his body?

3. Who proclaims their love to Almustafa?

4. Joy is _______ unmasked.

5. When one faces the sun, images drawn on the __________ mean nothing.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Almustafa have to say about children in relation to their parents?

2. What does sorrow do that helps a person hold more joy in their lives?

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

4. What does love seek of the person who feels love?

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

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

7. What do people delight in, according to Almustafa, in relation to laws?

8. What does Almustafa say in the debate between whether joy or sorrow is greater?

9. What does Almustafa think about crime and punishment?

10. What does Almustafa use as examples of personal space in relation to love?

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