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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. When speaking to the camel in the story in Book 1, Chapter 3, the mouse admits that it is what?
(a) A bear in disguise.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Tough.
(d) A lion in disguise.

2. At times the character Hallaj can be tender and loving, but other times he can be what?
(a) Clumsy.
(b) Insecure.
(c) Abusive.
(d) Whiny.

3. When the animal soul that Rumi refers to is lacking, it leads to what?
(a) Order.
(b) Frailty.
(c) Vigor.
(d) Wildness.

4. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, about a man who wants a tattoo, what dilemma does he face?
(a) His wife disapproves of tattoos.
(b) Tattoos are considered evil.
(c) He regrets his decision upon feeling the pain.
(d) He has no money for one.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At times, God appears in Rumi's poems as a presence and at other times God is compared to:

3. 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?

4. What is one of the central teachings of Rumi?

5. In a poem entitled "Rough Metaphors," Rumi asserts that a lover's reverence is often sheltered in:

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