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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 water molecules are still separate.
(b) The larger body of water is enriched.
(c) The pond mourns its loss.
(d) The original water disappears.

2. In many of Rumi's poems, not only in Book 1, Chapter 2, but throughout the whole book, his distinction between "me" and "you" is what?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Clear.
(c) Vague.
(d) Solid.

3. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, a king falls in love with a girl and decides to do what?
(a) Step down from the throne.
(b) Kidnap her.
(c) Give her a house.
(d) Offer her a job.

4. When the animal soul that Rumi refers to is lacking, it leads to what?
(a) Frailty.
(b) Vigor.
(c) Wildness.
(d) Order.

5. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, about a man who wants a tattoo, what dilemma does he face?
(a) His wife disapproves of tattoos.
(b) He has no money for one.
(c) He regrets his decision upon feeling the pain.
(d) Tattoos are considered evil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rumi's short-story poems range from less than fifty lines to approximately what length?

3. 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?

4. In this book, the term "nafs" refers to what?

5. In the second love story in Chapter 2, Book 2, the three sons end up affected by their reactions to what?

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