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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) Life and death.
(b) Heart and soul.
(c) Shame and guilt.
(d) Love and hate.

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

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

4. What happened after Shams disappeared a second time?
(a) He fell off a cliff.
(b) He went to work for another school.
(c) He never came back.
(d) He married and had five children.

5. Over time, Coleman Barks' feelings about the messages in Rumi's poetry have what?
(a) Grown in confusion.
(b) Changed.
(c) Remained the same.
(d) Grown in contempt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who were Rumi's three main friends who inspired much of his poetry?

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

4. Rumi's works are deeply:

5. Who is Coleman Barks?

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