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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what gift does a prisoner receive?
(a) Drinking cup.
(b) Prayer rug.
(c) New fork.
(d) New vest.

2. Rumi is considered a master at creating what?
(a) Unity.
(b) Humor.
(c) Discord.
(d) Revolution.

3. In "Town and Country," when the shopkeeper visits his friend in the country, what does the countryside man do?
(a) Denies knowing him upon failing to recognize him.
(b) Prepares him a feast that is too lavish and rich.
(c) Demands money from him.
(d) Tells him to go back home.

4. How long does it take before the town friend in "Town and Country" finally decides to visit his friend in the country?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Nineteen years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Eight years.

5. Which of the three fish in the fish story in Book 2, Chapter 1, ends up getting caught?
(a) The smartest one.
(b) None.
(c) The one of medium intelligence.
(d) The least intelligent one.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem in Book 2, Chapter 3 where a group is terribly jealous of a particular man, who is this man?

2. Kharraqani has difficulties with his disapproving:

3. At the start of the group of poems in Book 2, Chapter 2, Coleman Barks gives an introduction that includes folklore from what religious tradition?

4. What is the Mathnawi?

5. The third poem in Book 2, Chapter 3 mentions:

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story where a king falls in love with a girl, and the girl becomes ill, what does the king learn about himself after a doctor arrives on the scene?

2. Does Rumi disagree with holy scriptures?

3. Summarize the shopkeeper's experience in "Town and Country."

4. Explain what the Mathnawi is.

5. In one of Rumi's story poems, in what predicament do three fish find themselves?

6. What is the solution to King Solomon's crown constantly sliding down his forehead?

7. Explain the significance of candles in this last section of the book.

8. Instead of doing battle on the military field, what should a good ruler strive for, according to Rumi?

9. Summarize the countryside man's experience in "Town and Country."

10. What does King Solomon want from the Queen of Sheba?

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