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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come Back, My Friend.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______ was killed on December 5, 1247, after being exiled and returning on several different occasions.
(a) Bestami.
(b) Shams.
(c) Shiraz.
(d) Moses.

2. The robe of the teacher creates _________, according to Rumi, and the teacher also creates new life.
(a) Peace.
(b) Music.
(c) Violence.
(d) Weather.

3. Barks talks in his commentary about the mysterious "________" in the poem, though he defines it differently.
(a) Book.
(b) Bird.
(c) Color.
(d) You.

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

5. The _____ in which Joseph sits in darkness at the bottom of is recognized as a visionary place.
(a) Well.
(b) House.
(c) Cave.
(d) Cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _________ represents the imagination where the spiritual journey takes place, according to Rumi.

2. Rumi uses the metaphor of being sent to do a task by a King, and forgetting in the poem "The _____ Work".

3. Rumi compares daily spiritual practice to continuing to knock at a ___________ to eventually contact the joy inside.

4. Not doing the work God sent you for is the equivalent of "using a _____ bowl to cook turnips in.

5. The pull of love is something Rumi compares to a ________, urging the reader to realize learning is about more than just books.

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