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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. Much of Rumi's poetry is:
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Subdued.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Cryptic.

2. What is a Caliph?
(a) Leader.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Student.

3. When the animal soul Rumi writes about is in proper balance, it:
(a) Disappears.
(b) Brings about defeat.
(c) Endangers the human.
(d) Supports the human.

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

5. In Coleman Barks' folklore introduction to the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what is placed inside the pockets of the dead man?
(a) Incense.
(b) Coins.
(c) Charms.
(d) Firecrackers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rumi's string metaphor, the string connects two animals by their what?

2. When the man in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 accidentally soils himself, what does his host and friend do?

3. In one of the love stories of Chapter 2, Book 2, what happens when three sons meet a powerful Chinese princess?

4. In the poems where Rumi includes a frog as one of the main characters, there is a deep friendship that develops between this frog and a:

5. The poem "On Being A Lover" is written in what format?

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