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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusion, Into the Soup.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season does Rumi say it always is within the human soul, according to his writing?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

2. Rumi gives advice about how to deal with hardship, "The cure for the ______ is in the pain. Good and bad are mixed."
(a) Pain.
(b) Disease.
(c) Depression.
(d) Love.

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

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

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) Pants.
(c) Coat.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shams comes down from the ___________, the poet says, and the readers will become the doorkeepers.

2. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.

3. Rumi describes love as many things which come to his heart, like a thousand ____________ in one grain.

4. Rumi asks when seeing the birds flying in frenzied patterns whether the one he _______ is everywhere.

5. What is the game that Rumi and Shams played, according to Barks, which brought them closer together?

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