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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. In the story of a camel and a mouse found in Book 1, Chapter 3, what does the camel do when the two reach a body of water?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Takes a bath.
(c) Encourages the mouse to continue.
(d) Tosses the mouse into the water.

2. Who is Hallaj?
(a) Rumi's teacher.
(b) Character in Rumi's poems.
(c) Rumi's father.
(d) Scholar who studies Rumi.

3. Which of the following best describes the word exoteric?
(a) Humorous sayings.
(b) Open teachings.
(c) Secret rituals.
(d) Incomprehensible words.

4. In addition to educating his listeners and readers, Rumi strives to:
(a) Admonish.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Entertain.
(d) Confuse.

5. Rumi's short-story format found in some of his poems is characterized by:
(a) Angelic teachers.
(b) A mystical, mysterious story.
(c) A complete, self-contained story.
(d) Bizarre characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Mathnawi?

2. One of the key attributes of the character Ayaz is what?

3. After the girl whom the king loves gets better in one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what does the doctor do?

4. What main lesson does Rumi impart through his poem about a man who wants a tattoo in Book 1, Chapter 2?

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

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