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

2. What is the "animal soul" that Rumi writes about?
(a) The wilder, more instinctive part of a person.
(b) The guardian of the animal kingdom.
(c) A concept that only young children comprehend.
(d) The spirit found within animals.

3. When was Rumi born?
(a) November 26, 1119.
(b) September 30, 1207.
(c) December 15, 1461.
(d) October 20, 1390.

4. What region in Afghanistan did Rumi come from?
(a) Kaldar.
(b) Zari.
(c) Chimtal.
(d) Balkh.

5. When did Coleman Barks first become interested in Rumi's poetry?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer 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:

2. Who is Hallaj?

3. What prominent themes are found in much of Rumi's work?

4. In the end, how does the King regard Ayaz in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?

5. In Rumi's string metaphor, the string connects two animals by their what?

(see the answer key)

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