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

2. One of the key attributes of the character Ayaz is what?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) A tendency to lie.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) A fear of nearly everything.

3. Who were Rumi's three main friends who inspired much of his poetry?
(a) Saladin, Ahmad, and Sherzi.
(b) Mehdi, Husam, and Malek.
(c) Shams, Saladin, and Husam.
(d) Amir, Shams, and Mohad.

4. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, about a king who loves a girl, what does the doctor say is afflicting her?
(a) She's in love with another man.
(b) She misses her parents.
(c) She's confused by the king's behavior around her.
(d) She wants to go home to her husband.

5. What does the least intelligent fish do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Jumps up and down.
(b) Stares at the insects.
(c) Insults the crocodile.
(d) Offends the other fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, a king falls in love with a girl and decides to do what?

2. In one poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, Rumi states that every sheik rides a lion, whether that lion is:

3. In some of his poems, Rumi refers to religious figures:

4. Most of Rumi's poems presented in this book exhibit what form?

5. Rumi uses the metaphor of a string between two animals to represent what?

(see the answer key)

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