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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come to the Orchard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "The Prophets" the people wonder "How long should we keep pounding this cold _____?"
(a) Lead.
(b) Silver.
(c) Iron.
(d) Gold.

2. When Rumi died, he was mourned by members of all of the following religious groups except _______.
(a) Christians
(b) Taoists.
(c) Jews.
(d) Muslims.

3. The journey is a practice of ____________, rather than studying or learning with logic from the mind.
(a) Jumping.
(b) Experiencing.
(c) Falling.
(d) Practicing.

4. Rumi refers to the field that develops between the formless source and form ______ a personified image.
(a) The daughter.
(b) The father.
(c) The mother.
(d) The friend.

5. Rumi suggests that people listen to his message with the ear that is in the center of the _______.
(a) Chest.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Feet.
(d) Stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Love is more than an old study of _________, according to the writing of Rumi in this section.

2. "______ think they're looking for each other, but there's only one search: wandering the world."

3. Rumi states that "the human shape is a _______ made of distraction and pain, trying to open the image of itself."

4. Rumi sent his son _______ to bring back his exiled companion. He was found playing cards with the future St. Francis of Assisi.

5. Rumi gives advice about how to deal with hardship, "The cure for the ______ is in the pain. Good and bad are mixed."

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