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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 1, Islam & Christianity in the Middle East.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Caliph?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Leader.
(d) Student.

2. When was the New Expanded Edition of this book published?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1980.
(d) 2000.

3. In the story of three fish that possess some measure of intelligence, found in Book 2, Chapter 1, who do the fish face?
(a) A hungry crocodile.
(b) Human fishermen.
(c) Bigger fish.
(d) Three insects.

4. Rumi's works are deeply:
(a) Humorous.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Irreverent.

5. What post did Rumi inherit?
(a) Scribe.
(b) Treasurer.
(c) Sheik.
(d) King.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of a camel and a mouse found in Book 1, Chapter 3, what does the camel do when the two reach a body of water?

2. In one poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, Rumi states that every sheik rides a lion, whether that lion is:

3. Islam originated with:

4. In a poem entitled "Rough Metaphors," Rumi asserts that a lover's reverence is often sheltered in:

5. In one poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, Rumi uses the image of Jesus Christ riding atop a donkey to explain a lesson about what?

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