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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 claims to have heard beauty shouting in the mountains with the sounds of wild beasts?

2. What is the only purpose of friendship?

3. Who should direct the lips and tongue to speak the truth of the heart?

4. Who knows people's needs before they do?

5. Who must not limp before the lame?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Almustafa define pain?

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

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

6. What can one person's vision unable to do, according to Almustafa?

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

8. What can happen when one goes digging for roots, according to Almustafa?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When Almustafa talks about teaching, it seems he says that everyone already has the knowledge they need, but a teacher can help to bring it out of them. What does this say about the learning process or about the schooling situation? Do you agree with the thoughts Almustafa shares on teaching? Why or why not? What does this say about students that do better in school? Does this mean they have more innate knowledge or that they have better teachers?

Essay Topic 3

Almustafa is heading on a journey to another world, it seems, as evidenced by the beginning of the story. The journey can be seen as both symbolic and literal. What do you think this journey represents and why? Is Almustafa the only person who can go on this journey or is this a universal journey? What would you do if you were going on this journey?

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