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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. Much of Rumi's poetry is:
(a) Subdued.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Cryptic.
(d) Passionate.

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

3. Rumi asserts that the union between a man and a woman has what associated with it?
(a) Hint of sadness.
(b) Earthly connection.
(c) Emotional baggage.
(d) Spiritual component.

4. In the poems where Rumi includes a frog as one of the main characters, there is a deep friendship that develops between this frog and a:
(a) Cat.
(b) Fish.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Bird.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of Rumi's poems are so personal that they help readers reconnect to what?

2. What elevates Rumi's poems beyond a simple collection of ideas?

3. Who is Coleman Barks?

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

5. Which of the following best describes the word exoteric?

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