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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. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, when a city is taken by siege, what happens to one of the invaders?
(a) Becomes a double agent.
(b) Is tricked and poisoned.
(c) Falls in love instantly.
(d) Is taken prisoner immediately.

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

3. How did others regard Shams?
(a) They felt they could not completely trust him.
(b) They were jealous of the friendship between Shams and Rumi.
(c) They were concerned by the rivalry between Shams and Rumi.
(d) They felt he would make a benevolent ruler.

4. 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 Colorado State University.
(d) Teaching a Rumi poetry class at Baylor University.

5. Who is Hallaj?
(a) Character in Rumi's poems.
(b) Scholar who studies Rumi.
(c) Rumi's teacher.
(d) Rumi's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The poem "On Being A Lover" is written in what format?

3. Rumi's poems focus on what aspect of life?

4. Over time, what has Coleman Barks been able to do with Rumi's poems?

5. What region in Afghanistan did Rumi come from?

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