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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 1, Introduction & The Tavern through to Feeling Separation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Coleman Barks first started reading Rumi's works, what types of words turned him away?
(a) Shame and guilt.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Life and death.
(d) Heart and soul.

2. Coleman Barks is famous for what?
(a) Translating Rumi's work in to Russian.
(b) Teaching a Rumi poetry class at Baylor University.
(c) Translating Rumi's work in to English.
(d) Teaching a Rumi poetry class at Colorado State University.

3. How many additional poems were translated and included in the New Expanded Edition?
(a) 81.
(b) 92.
(c) 58.
(d) 23.

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

5. Rumi's works are deeply:
(a) Irreverent.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Emotional.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened after Shams disappeared a second time?

2. Which readers might feel left out reading Rumi's poems?

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

4. In addition to being a religious leader, Rumi was a what?

5. When was the New Expanded Edition of this book published?

(see the answer key)

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