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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 3, New Section.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 2 of Book 2 includes a large quantity of:
(a) War stories.
(b) Animal fables.
(c) Ghost tales.
(d) Love stories.

2. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, how does the sick girl who has an "emotional thorn" and who is loved by a king get better?
(a) She is cured by costly medicines.
(b) She is accepted by the man she loves.
(c) She is healed by a questionable sorcerer.
(d) She is happy to be reunited with her family.

3. Much of Rumi's poetry is:
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Cryptic.
(c) Subdued.
(d) Passionate.

4. In a poem entitled "Rough Metaphors," Rumi asserts that a lover's reverence is often sheltered in:
(a) Secrecy.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Love.
(d) Complacency.

5. When King Solomon woos a queen in Book 2, Chapter 1, he asks that she do what?
(a) Leave her children behind.
(b) Learn how to cook.
(c) Give up her worldly possessions.
(d) Prove her love for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Coleman Barks first started reading Rumi's works, what types of words turned him away?

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

3. Rumi speaks of two distinct types of intelligence. One is cultivated from books and the other is what?

4. How did Rumi's father teach him?

5. How many years did it take Coleman Barks to truly comprehend Shams Tabriz through Rumi's poetry?

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