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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. As the bond of friendship that Rumi writes about between a frog and its animal friend grows, the two animals find that their wish for each other's company:
(a) Turns into a need.
(b) Is laughed at by others.
(c) Is discouraged by their own kind.
(d) Diminishes over time.

2. What elevates Rumi's poems beyond a simple collection of ideas?
(a) Confounding words.
(b) Rich imagery.
(c) His references to other cultures.
(d) His use of diagrams.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about Ayaz the courtier, what command does the king give?

2. According to Rumi, when the individual ego disappears and dissipates into God, this can be understood as what?

3. When speaking to the camel in the story in Book 1, Chapter 3, the mouse admits that it is what?

4. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about the lame goat teaches readers how to be good:

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

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