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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Path of Blame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi suggests "My _____ is from elsewhere. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home."
(a) Body.
(b) Mind.
(c) Soul.
(d) Spirit.

2. The _________ represents the imagination where the spiritual journey takes place, according to Rumi.
(a) Orchard.
(b) Cave.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Closet.

3. What is NOT one of the ways in which Rumi writes, according to Barks in his commentary piece?
(a) For glory.
(b) For himself.
(c) For no one.
(d) For others.

4. Rumi's "story gets told in various ways" including all of the following except________. He recommends that others not get too close to him.
(a) A romance.
(b) A dirty joke.
(c) A war.
(d) A funeral.

5. Anger is the main topic that Rumi explores in the poem entitled "A ______ Sky Hates the Moon."
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi notes that the miracle of Jesus is ______, not what he did or said about the future, according to the poems.

2. Rumi tells the reader to start __________ on their own personal journey to enlightenment, according to one of the poems.

3. Whose table is spread with better food when a person fasts, according to Rumi?

4. The writer continues to tell the reader to keep working, searching for __________ in the daily practice.

5. Rumi uses the metaphor of tilling the soil to plant trees and roses for the way that one breaks up the __________.

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