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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 1, Islam & Christianity in the Middle East.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Coleman Barks first become interested in Rumi's poetry?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1952.

2. When speaking to the camel in the story in Book 1, Chapter 3, the mouse admits that it is what?
(a) A lion in disguise.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Tough.
(d) A bear in disguise.

3. Rumi uses the metaphor of a string between two animals to represent what?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Selective hearing.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Secret connections.

4. Rumi indicates that people who have blind faith are following this path through what?
(a) Fear and compulsion.
(b) Animosity.
(c) Greed.
(d) Joy and willpower.

5. According to a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, what happens when you put pond water into a larger body of water?
(a) The pond mourns its loss.
(b) The original water disappears.
(c) The water molecules are still separate.
(d) The larger body of water is enriched.

Short Answer Questions

1. At times the character Hallaj can be tender and loving, but other times he can be what?

2. Rumi asserts that the union between a man and a woman has what associated with it?

3. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, about a man who wants a tattoo, what dilemma does he face?

4. Who is Reynold Nicholson?

5. When was Rumi born?

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