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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 the end, what does the character Ayaz do in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Obeys the King.
(b) Refuses to obey the King.
(c) Hides in fear.
(d) Runs away.

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

3. When the man in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 accidentally soils himself, what does his host and friend do?
(a) Leaves for three days while his servants clean the home.
(b) Launders the garments and helps the man feel better.
(c) Evicts him from his home.
(d) Laughs loudly and humiliates the man.

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

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) Tattoos are considered evil.
(c) He regrets his decision upon feeling the pain.
(d) He has no money for one.

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. Who is Hallaj?

3. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, how does the sick girl who has an "emotional thorn" and who is loved by a king get better?

4. Who is Reynold Nicholson?

5. In the poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, about the king who loves the girl, what is Rumi's message about real love?

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