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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. What region in Afghanistan did Rumi come from?
(a) Kaldar.
(b) Zari.
(c) Balkh.
(d) Chimtal.

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

3. How many years did it take Coleman Barks to truly comprehend Shams Tabriz through Rumi's poetry?
(a) 6.
(b) 28.
(c) 15.
(d) 37.

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

5. Who were Rumi's three main friends who inspired much of his poetry?
(a) Saladin, Ahmad, and Sherzi.
(b) Amir, Shams, and Mohad.
(c) Shams, Saladin, and Husam.
(d) Mehdi, Husam, and Malek.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rumi's father teach him?

2. Saladin of Zarkub was what?

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

4. How many additional poems were translated and included in the New Expanded Edition?

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

(see the answer key)

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