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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. In the poems where Rumi includes a frog as one of the main characters, there is a deep friendship that develops between this frog and a:
(a) Bird.
(b) Fish.
(c) Cat.
(d) Mouse.

2. When was Rumi born?
(a) December 15, 1461.
(b) September 30, 1207.
(c) October 20, 1390.
(d) November 26, 1119.

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

4. According to Rumi, how should one treat his or her baser nature?
(a) With severe strictness.
(b) Passionately.
(c) Cautiously.
(d) With kindness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the smartest of three fish do in the fish tale in Book 2, Chapter 1?

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

3. Rumi's short-story poems range from less than fifty lines to approximately what length?

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

5. Rumi asserts that the union between a man and a woman has what associated with it?

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