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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. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, where several men fall in love with the same woman, her physical beauty is really a representation of what?
(a) Spiritual beauty.
(b) The passage of time.
(c) False hope.
(d) The illusion of happiness.

2. Which readers might feel left out reading Rumi's poems?
(a) Female.
(b) Male.
(c) Young.
(d) Older.

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

4. Relative to Rumi, who was Shams Tabriz?
(a) Employer.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Companion.
(d) Brother.

5. Saladin of Zarkub was what?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Brick maker.
(c) Barber.
(d) Goldsmith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the New Expanded Edition of this book published?

3. Over time, Coleman Barks' feelings about the messages in Rumi's poetry have what?

4. Who is Coleman Barks?

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

(see the answer key)

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