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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. Relative to Rumi, who was Shams Tabriz?
(a) Brother.
(b) Employer.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Companion.

2. Most of Rumi's poems presented in this book exhibit what form?
(a) Strict syllable counts.
(b) Formal repeating pattern.
(c) Rhyming verse.
(d) Light free verse.

3. How many years did it take Coleman Barks to truly comprehend Shams Tabriz through Rumi's poetry?
(a) 28.
(b) 6.
(c) 37.
(d) 15.

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

5. In this book, the term "nafs" refers to what?
(a) A style of poetry developed by Rumi.
(b) The part of the soul associated with desires.
(c) The highest state of enlightenment.
(d) A food commonly consumed during Rumi's time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Much of Rumi's poetry is:

2. For Coleman Barks, part of the experience of grasping Rumi's poems is what?

3. In the book, Coleman Barks is the author of what?

4. Why did Rumi's family flee the place of his birth?

5. What happens when the Caliph meets a beautiful, mysterious woman from the city his men have invaded, in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2?

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