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

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

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

4. For Coleman Barks, part of the experience of grasping Rumi's poems is what?
(a) Impersonal.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Analytical.
(d) Transcendental.

5. When was the New Expanded Edition of this book published?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1980.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did others regard Shams?

2. Over time, what has Coleman Barks been able to do with Rumi's poems?

3. Relative to Rumi, who was Shams Tabriz?

4. In the book, Coleman Barks is the author of what?

5. Who is Coleman Barks?

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