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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 3, Union through Rough Metaphor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Meadowsounds," Rumi devotes two lines to:
(a) Husam.
(b) Hallej.
(c) Shams.
(d) Ayaz.

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

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

4. Are Rumi's friends mentioned directly in his poems?
(a) Yes, in all of them.
(b) No, in none of them.
(c) Only in some.
(d) It is impossible to tell.

5. In the end, where does the Caliph of a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 send the mysterious, beautiful woman from the city his men have invaded?
(a) Back to the captain.
(b) To another city.
(c) To a monastery.
(d) Back to her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to being a religious leader, Rumi was a what?

2. When Coleman Barks first started reading Rumi's works, what types of words turned him away?

3. When the man in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 accidentally soils himself, what does his host and friend do?

4. Coleman Barks is famous for what?

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

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