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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. Who were Rumi's three main friends who inspired much of his poetry?
(a) Amir, Shams, and Mohad.
(b) Mehdi, Husam, and Malek.
(c) Saladin, Ahmad, and Sherzi.
(d) Shams, Saladin, and Husam.

2. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about the lame goat teaches readers how to be good:
(a) Spouses.
(b) Parents.
(c) Leaders.
(d) Followers.

3. What region in Afghanistan did Rumi come from?
(a) Kaldar.
(b) Balkh.
(c) Chimtal.
(d) Zari.

4. Who is Kharraqani?
(a) Sheik.
(b) Saint.
(c) Priest.
(d) Peasant.

5. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3, Rumi writes about a deer dying in the paws of a:
(a) Bear.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi expresses himself in a way that is what?

2. The "Solomon Poems" are devoted to the spiritual life, referring to:

3. At times, God appears in Rumi's poems as a presence and at other times God is compared to:

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

5. When King Solomon woos a queen in Book 2, Chapter 1, he asks that she do what?

(see the answer key)

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