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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We Have Opened You.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The spiritual journey discussed by Shams and Rumi is one in which one needs to break down the self to find the basic roots of _________ in humanity.
(a) Honor.
(b) Peacefulness.
(c) Religion.
(d) Witnessing.

2. Joseph gives his Egyptian shirt to his ______ to lay over the eyes of Jacob, whose vision is then restored.
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Sisters.

3. Rumi became joyous, and then died, and then became a fool, according to his writing, and then became scattered _________.
(a) Smoke.
(b) Water.
(c) Thought.
(d) Pebbles.

4. A baby __________ hears a whistling and is thus driven to fly into the sky, according to Rumi.
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Owl.
(d) Eagle.

5. The story of Joseph focuses on the loss of his _____ of many colors that has false blood on it to convince people of his death.
(a) Hat.
(b) Coat.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What images in the book does Barks say reflect the idea of openings within the world and in the poems?

2. The poet says the he would die into _______, as clouds might disappear into the sun, according to his writings.

3. Rumi doesn't want "wealth and position." He suggests that in this matter he is "______ resisting the most enormous magnet there is."

4. Anger is the main topic that Rumi explores in the poem entitled "A ______ Sky Hates the Moon."

5. Rumi notes there is nothing worse than going to ______ without another person, the vague 'you.'

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