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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. In addition to being a religious leader, Rumi was a what?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Physician.
(d) Scholar.

2. Rumi's short-story format found in some of his poems is characterized by:
(a) Angelic teachers.
(b) Bizarre characters.
(c) A complete, self-contained story.
(d) A mystical, mysterious story.

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

4. In the story of three fish that possess some measure of intelligence, found in Book 2, Chapter 1, who do the fish face?
(a) A hungry crocodile.
(b) Human fishermen.
(c) Bigger fish.
(d) Three insects.

5. What was salient and peculiar about Rumi's father?
(a) He was afraid of horses.
(b) He spoke seven languages.
(c) He had visions.
(d) He had no facial hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, where several men fall in love with the same woman, her physical beauty is really a representation of what?

2. How many additional poems were translated and included in the New Expanded Edition?

3. In a poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, after a wise man feeds a poor man, what does he make the poor man do?

4. Which of the following best describes the word exoteric?

5. Many of Rumi's poems are so personal that they help readers reconnect to what?

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