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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 3, Union through Rough Metaphor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 about a man who accidentally soils himself includes lessons on which of the following?
(a) Self-control.
(b) Strength and power.
(c) Illusions.
(d) Release from shame.

2. Which readers might feel left out reading Rumi's poems?
(a) Male.
(b) Female.
(c) Older.
(d) Young.

3. Many of Rumi's poems reveal that life is not two-dimensional; on the contrary, it is very:
(a) Unfair.
(b) Boring.
(c) Flat.
(d) Complex.

4. 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) Mouse.
(b) Bird.
(c) Fish.
(d) Cat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about the lame goat teaches readers how to be good:

2. According to a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, what happens when you put pond water into a larger body of water?

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

4. What was salient and peculiar about Rumi's father?

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

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