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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 2, Beginning to the Turn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many of Rumi's poems reveal that life is not two-dimensional; on the contrary, it is very:
(a) Boring.
(b) Complex.
(c) Unfair.
(d) Flat.

2. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 about a man who accidentally soils himself includes lessons on which of the following?
(a) Self-control.
(b) Release from shame.
(c) Illusions.
(d) Strength and power.

3. When speaking of sugar and vinegar, Rumi notes that a spoonful of vinegar:
(a) Cannot compare to the sweetness of a spoonful of sugar.
(b) Loses its potency in several pounds of sugar.
(c) Destroys a spoonful of sugar.
(d) Is more valuable than a pound of sugar.

4. Rumi asserts that the union between a man and a woman has what associated with it?
(a) Earthly connection.
(b) Spiritual component.
(c) Hint of sadness.
(d) Emotional baggage.

5. In the poem "Meadowsounds," Rumi devotes two lines to:
(a) Hallej.
(b) Husam.
(c) Shams.
(d) Ayaz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through many of his poems, Rumi reveals the depth and diversity of different types of:

2. At times, God appears in Rumi's poems as a presence and at other times God is compared to:

3. What prominent themes are found in much of Rumi's work?

4. When the animal soul Rumi writes about is in proper balance, it:

5. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, when the oldest son decides to romantically pursue a Chinese princess, what happens to him?

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