The Essential Rumi Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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The Essential Rumi Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 2, Desire & New Silk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the central teachings of Rumi?
(a) The elimination of sin.
(b) The search for eternal youth.
(c) The cultivation of love.
(d) The desire for power.

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

3. How many years did it take Coleman Barks to truly comprehend Shams Tabriz through Rumi's poetry?
(a) 15.
(b) 6.
(c) 37.
(d) 28.

4. In this book, the term "nafs" refers to what?
(a) A food commonly consumed during Rumi's time.
(b) The part of the soul associated with desires.
(c) The highest state of enlightenment.
(d) A style of poetry developed by Rumi.

5. How did Rumi's father teach him?
(a) Through hands-on, real-life experiences.
(b) By example.
(c) By leaving him many notes.
(d) Through music, math, and memorization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What region in Afghanistan did Rumi come from?

2. What happens when the Caliph meets a beautiful, mysterious woman from the city his men have invaded, in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2?

3. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, about a man who wants a tattoo, what dilemma does he face?

4. For Coleman Barks, part of the experience of grasping Rumi's poems is what?

5. What elevates Rumi's poems beyond a simple collection of ideas?

(see the answer key)

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