View a FREE sample

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. According to Rumi, people who choose from their own free will come from:
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Immorality.

2. What is one of the central teachings of Rumi?
(a) The search for eternal youth.
(b) The desire for power.
(c) The cultivation of love.
(d) The elimination of sin.

3. Whether writing about friendship, love, or God, a common theme covered by Rumi is:
(a) Lust.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Submissiveness.
(d) Companionship.

4. Many of Rumi's poems reveal that life is not two-dimensional; on the contrary, it is very:
(a) Flat.
(b) Complex.
(c) Boring.
(d) Unfair.

5. Rumi's short-story poems range from less than fifty lines to approximately what length?
(a) Two hundred lines.
(b) Ten thousand lines.
(c) A hundred twenty lines.
(d) Two thousand lines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, about a man who wants a tattoo, what dilemma does he face?

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

4. According to Rumi, how should one treat his or her baser nature?

5. At times the character Hallaj can be tender and loving, but other times he can be what?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 252 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample