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

2. Themes that run through the love stories found at the beginning of Chapter 2, Book 2, include:
(a) Maturity and wisdom.
(b) Selflessness and gentle devotion.
(c) Obsession, temptation, and craziness.
(d) Pettiness, indifference, and boredom.

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

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

5. In the end, where does the Caliph of a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 send the mysterious, beautiful woman from the city his men have invaded?
(a) Back to the captain.
(b) Back to her family.
(c) To another city.
(d) To a monastery.

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking to the camel in the story in Book 1, Chapter 3, the mouse admits that it is what?

2. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, what does the king discover about himself after the girl he loves receives medical attention?

3. In each of the love triangles presented in Chapter 2, Book 2, the woman's behavior:

4. "Cry Out In Your Weakness" is a poem about:

5. According to Rumi, people who choose from their own free will come from:

(see the answer key)

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