View a FREE sample

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 indicates that people who have blind faith are following this path through what?
(a) Animosity.
(b) Joy and willpower.
(c) Greed.
(d) Fear and compulsion.

2. After Shams went away the first time, how did he return?
(a) He came back via boat.
(b) Rumi promised a promotion if he came back.
(c) He accompanied a group of nomads.
(d) Rumi sent out searchers to bring him back.

3. Islam originated with:
(a) Jesus.
(b) Mohammad.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Isaac.

4. What post did Rumi inherit?
(a) Scribe.
(b) Treasurer.
(c) King.
(d) Sheik.

5. Which of the three fish in the fish story in Book 2, Chapter 1, ends up getting caught?
(a) The smartest one.
(b) None.
(c) The one of medium intelligence.
(d) The least intelligent one.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the smartest of three fish do in the fish tale in Book 2, Chapter 1?

3. In the section called "Solomon Poems," Rumi's poetry makes direct references to:

4. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3, Rumi writes about a deer dying in the paws of a:

5. Rumi's works are deeply:

(see the answer key)

This section contains 204 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample