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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. Saladin of Zarkub was what?
(a) Brick maker.
(b) Goldsmith.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Barber.

2. 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?
(a) He falls in love with her.
(b) He regrets his actions.
(c) The woman attacks him.
(d) One of his men attacks him.

3. Who is Coleman Barks?
(a) Scholar.
(b) Satirist.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Psychologist.

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

5. Rumi's short-story poems range from less than fifty lines to approximately what length?
(a) Ten thousand lines.
(b) A hundred twenty lines.
(c) Two thousand lines.
(d) Two hundred lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rumi's father teach him?

2. Rumi's poems focus on what aspect of life?

3. After Shams went away the first time, how did he return?

4. When did Coleman Barks first become interested in Rumi's poetry?

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

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