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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 do people's ears thirst for?

2. Reason confines, while unattended passion ________.

3. Almustafa says that people should not pray only in ________ and ________.

4. Tomorrow is ________ dream.

5. What is boundless?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Almustafa say that dying means?

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

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

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

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

8. What do the tired and the weary say about beauty?

9. What is the reaction of the people when Almustafa does not accept the gifts of the Orphalese?

10. To what does Almustafa compare time?

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

"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 3

One must know pain in order to see the wonder of daily life - what does Almustafa have to say about pain? What kinds of pain do you think Almustafa is referencing? Describe three instances in which pain allows someone to see the wonders of daily life. In the end, does pain seem like a good thing or a bad thing? Why or why not?

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