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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 2, Beginning to the Turn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the word exoteric?
(a) Open teachings.
(b) Humorous sayings.
(c) Incomprehensible words.
(d) Secret rituals.

2. Rumi explains to readers that in our lives, God can be both active and:
(a) Forceful.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Silent.
(d) Loving.

3. In the section called "Solomon Poems," Rumi's poetry makes direct references to:
(a) Buddhism and Islam.
(b) Islam and Christianity.
(c) Hinduism and Christianity.
(d) Judaism and Buddhism.

4. In the end, how does the King regard Ayaz in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The King favors him.
(b) The King despises him.
(c) Nobody in the area is as smart as Ayaz.
(d) Ayaz is nothing but a fool.

5. How many additional poems were translated and included in the New Expanded Edition?
(a) 81.
(b) 23.
(c) 92.
(d) 58.

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking to the camel in the story in Book 1, Chapter 3, the mouse admits that it is what?

2. In this book, the term "nafs" refers to what?

3. After reading Rumi's poems, Coleman Barks feels he has been:

4. "Cry Out In Your Weakness" is a poem about:

5. Compared to his older brothers, the youngest son who is interested in a Chinese princess in Chapter 2, Book 2 is:

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