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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. According to a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, what happens when you put pond water into a larger body of water?
(a) The original water disappears.
(b) The water molecules are still separate.
(c) The pond mourns its loss.
(d) The larger body of water is enriched.

2. Most of Rumi's poems presented in this book exhibit what form?
(a) Rhyming verse.
(b) Strict syllable counts.
(c) Light free verse.
(d) Formal repeating pattern.

3. In the poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, about the king who loves the girl, what is Rumi's message about real love?
(a) Infatuation will do until real love is discovered.
(b) In rare cases, infatuation is equivalent to real love.
(c) Real love depends on more than just physical beauty.
(d) Real love causes a person to do beautiful things.

4. Compared to his older brothers, the youngest son who is interested in a Chinese princess in Chapter 2, Book 2 is:
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Timid.
(d) Handsome.

5. Which of the three brothers in Chapter 2, Book 2 ends up marrying the Chinese princess in the end?
(a) Middle.
(b) Youngest.
(c) Oldest.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to educating his listeners and readers, Rumi strives to:

2. In the poem "Meadowsounds," Rumi devotes two lines to:

3. What elevates Rumi's poems beyond a simple collection of ideas?

4. In the end, what does the character Ayaz do in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?

5. What is the "animal soul" that Rumi writes about?

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