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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 2, Beginning to the Turn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi's poems focus on what aspect of life?
(a) Imaginary life.
(b) Inner life.
(c) Life's sorrows.
(d) Life after death.

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

3. In the poem "Meadowsounds," Rumi devotes two lines to:
(a) Ayaz.
(b) Husam.
(c) Shams.
(d) Hallej.

4. Rumi asserts that the union between a man and a woman has what associated with it?
(a) Emotional baggage.
(b) Earthly connection.
(c) Hint of sadness.
(d) Spiritual component.

5. According to Rumi, people who choose from their own free will come from:
(a) Confusion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Immorality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Coleman Barks?

2. Rumi blends images from Christianity and Islam to:

3. According to the book, in what state does Coleman Barks live today?

4. In Coleman Barks' folklore introduction to the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what is placed inside the pockets of the dead man?

5. After reading Rumi's poems, Coleman Barks feels he has been:

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