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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. Are Rumi's friends mentioned directly in his poems?
(a) No, in none of them.
(b) Only in some.
(c) It is impossible to tell.
(d) Yes, in all of them.

2. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, about a king who loves a girl, what does the doctor say is afflicting her?
(a) She misses her parents.
(b) She's confused by the king's behavior around her.
(c) She wants to go home to her husband.
(d) She's in love with another man.

3. Who is Reynold Nicholson?
(a) Religious leader who quoted from Rumi's poems extensively.
(b) Critic who disliked Rumi's work.
(c) Scholar who attempted to translate some of Rumi's poems.
(d) Writer who wrote a complete biography about Rumi.

4. 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) Tattoos are considered evil.
(c) His wife disapproves of tattoos.
(d) He regrets his decision upon feeling the pain.

5. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about Ayaz the courtier, what command does the king give?
(a) To make him laugh.
(b) To repair a damaged piece of furniture.
(c) To destroy a precious object.
(d) To bring him the costliest treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the second son who tries to woo a Chinese princess in one of Rumi's poems in Chapter 2, Book 2?

2. Rumi speaks of two distinct types of intelligence. One is cultivated from books and the other is what?

3. What happens when the Caliph meets a beautiful, mysterious woman from the city his men have invaded, in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2?

4. During his lifetime, Rumi was revered for his attitude of religious tolerance and:

5. Rumi uses the metaphor of a string between two animals to represent what?

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