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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. Islam originated with:
(a) Buddha.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Mohammad.
(d) Jesus.

2. After reading Rumi's poems, Coleman Barks feels he has been:
(a) Transformed.
(b) Duped.
(c) Discombobulated.
(d) Comforted.

3. In one of Rumi's stories in Book 2, Chapter 1, a man is healed by what?
(a) Blind faith.
(b) Gentle, caring hands.
(c) Rough and thorough discipline.
(d) Willpower and herbs.

4. In Rumi's string metaphor, the string connects two animals by their what?
(a) Necks.
(b) Ankles.
(c) Wrists.
(d) Ears.

5. The purpose of Coleman Barks' preambles to Rumi's poems is to:
(a) Expand upon Barks' discomfort with each.
(b) Help the reader interpret each poem.
(c) Add a new twist to the message of each poem.
(d) Get the reader to come up with his or her own judgments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of leader is Rumi for his people?

2. At times, God appears in Rumi's poems as a presence and at other times God is compared to:

3. In addition to educating his listeners and readers, Rumi strives to:

4. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 about a man who accidentally soils himself includes lessons on which of the following?

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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