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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 2, Desire & New Silk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the book, Coleman Barks is the author of what?
(a) Appendix.
(b) Chapter Three.
(c) Conclusion.
(d) Introduction.

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

3. When was Rumi born?
(a) October 20, 1390.
(b) November 26, 1119.
(c) September 30, 1207.
(d) December 15, 1461.

4. For Coleman Barks, part of the experience of grasping Rumi's poems is what?
(a) Transcendental.
(b) Analytical.
(c) Impersonal.
(d) Scientific.

5. Coleman Barks is famous for what?
(a) Translating Rumi's work in to English.
(b) Translating Rumi's work in to Russian.
(c) Teaching a Rumi poetry class at Colorado State University.
(d) Teaching a Rumi poetry class at Baylor University.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, several men invade a city because they are driven by what?

2. In the poems about an unlikely friendship between two different animals, one of them being a frog, these two animals have very different what?

3. How many years did it take Coleman Barks to truly comprehend Shams Tabriz through Rumi's poetry?

4. Who is Coleman Barks?

5. Rumi's short-story poems range from less than fifty lines to approximately what length?

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