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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 2, Desire & New Silk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Rumi's father teach him?
(a) By leaving him many notes.
(b) Through hands-on, real-life experiences.
(c) By example.
(d) Through music, math, and memorization.

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

3. Over time, what has Coleman Barks been able to do with Rumi's poems?
(a) Decode secret messages.
(b) Translate them into five languages.
(c) Teach them to his children.
(d) Experience them more deeply.

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

5. Many of Rumi's poems are so personal that they help readers reconnect to what?
(a) Their emotional centers.
(b) Their analytical sides.
(c) Practical ideas.
(d) Childhood notions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, when a city is taken by siege, what happens to one of the invaders?

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

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

4. Much of the works in this book focus on what type of relationships?

5. What main lesson does Rumi impart through his poem about a man who wants a tattoo in Book 1, Chapter 2?

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