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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. "Cry Out In Your Weakness" is a poem about:
(a) Weakness.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Strength.
(d) Justice.

2. What was salient and peculiar about Rumi's father?
(a) He had visions.
(b) He spoke seven languages.
(c) He had no facial hair.
(d) He was afraid of horses.

3. Over time, Coleman Barks' feelings about the messages in Rumi's poetry have what?
(a) Grown in confusion.
(b) Remained the same.
(c) Grown in contempt.
(d) Changed.

4. Coleman Barks is famous for what?
(a) Teaching a Rumi poetry class at Baylor University.
(b) Translating Rumi's work in to English.
(c) Translating Rumi's work in to Russian.
(d) Teaching a Rumi poetry class at Colorado State University.

5. What elevates Rumi's poems beyond a simple collection of ideas?
(a) His use of diagrams.
(b) Rich imagery.
(c) Confounding words.
(d) His references to other cultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fish with medium intelligence do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?

2. At times the character Hallaj can be tender and loving, but other times he can be what?

3. Despite high tension between different religions during his lifetime, Rumi was able to do what?

4. In the poems where Rumi includes a frog as one of the main characters, there is a deep friendship that develops between this frog and a:

5. When somebody goes looking for Kharraqani, he finds him doing what?

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