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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) Subdued.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Cryptic.
(d) Passionate.

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

3. In the poem "Meadowsounds," Rumi devotes two lines to:
(a) Hallej.
(b) Husam.
(c) Shams.
(d) Ayaz.

4. What is the "animal soul" that Rumi writes about?
(a) The wilder, more instinctive part of a person.
(b) A concept that only young children comprehend.
(c) The spirit found within animals.
(d) The guardian of the animal kingdom.

5. What prominent themes are found in much of Rumi's work?
(a) Hate and separation.
(b) Travel and loss.
(c) Love and unity.
(d) Marriage and divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about the lame goat teaches readers how to be good:

2. Rumi's short-story format found in some of his poems is characterized by:

3. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 involving a complicated love triangle consisting of a man and two women, Rumi explores what subjects?

4. Along with the gift that the prisoner receives in one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what unexpected useful addition does he get?

5. In addition to being one of his students and his scribe, Husam Chelebi was Rumi's:

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