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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. Which of the three fish in the fish story in Book 2, Chapter 1, ends up getting caught?
(a) The one of medium intelligence.
(b) The least intelligent one.
(c) The smartest one.
(d) None.

2. While in the frying pan, what epiphany does a fish have in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) He's just dreaming.
(b) Better him in the pan than his friends.
(c) He's learned his lesson.
(d) Existence goes on regardless of circumstances.

3. Are Rumi's friends mentioned directly in his poems?
(a) Only in some.
(b) It is impossible to tell.
(c) Yes, in all of them.
(d) No, in none of them.

4. What does the least intelligent fish do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Jumps up and down.
(b) Insults the crocodile.
(c) Offends the other fish.
(d) Stares at the insects.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Coleman Barks first started reading Rumi's works, what types of words turned him away?

2. Rumi wrote freely about various religious figures because he was familiar with them and:

3. When the man in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 accidentally soils himself, what does his host and friend do?

4. In Rumi's string metaphor, the string connects two animals by their what?

5. Over time, Coleman Barks' feelings about the messages in Rumi's poetry have what?

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