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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. Why did Rumi's family flee the place of his birth?
(a) They feared the ruler of the region.
(b) The land was attacked by Turks.
(c) They feared a Mongol invasion.
(d) The land was struck by drought.

2. When speaking of sugar and vinegar, Rumi notes that a spoonful of vinegar:
(a) Loses its potency in several pounds of sugar.
(b) Destroys a spoonful of sugar.
(c) Is more valuable than a pound of sugar.
(d) Cannot compare to the sweetness of a spoonful of sugar.

3. Who is Kharraqani?
(a) Sheik.
(b) Saint.
(c) Peasant.
(d) Priest.

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

5. In Rumi's string metaphor, the string connects two animals by their what?
(a) Wrists.
(b) Ears.
(c) Necks.
(d) Ankles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi indicates that people who have blind faith are following this path through what?

2. One of the key attributes of the character Ayaz is what?

3. In each of the love triangles presented in Chapter 2, Book 2, the woman's behavior:

4. Much of Rumi's poetry is:

5. Compared to his older brothers, the youngest son who is interested in a Chinese princess in Chapter 2, Book 2 is:

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