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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. Most of Rumi's poems presented in this book exhibit what form?
(a) Formal repeating pattern.
(b) Strict syllable counts.
(c) Light free verse.
(d) Rhyming verse.

2. When speaking of sugar and vinegar, Rumi notes that a spoonful of vinegar:
(a) Cannot compare to the sweetness of a spoonful of sugar.
(b) Loses its potency in several pounds of sugar.
(c) Destroys a spoonful of sugar.
(d) Is more valuable than a pound of sugar.

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

4. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 about a man who accidentally soils himself includes lessons on which of the following?
(a) Strength and power.
(b) Illusions.
(c) Self-control.
(d) Release from shame.

5. Before responding to the king's command in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3, what does Ayaz do?
(a) Notices how at least thirty other men respond to the command.
(b) Prays to God for guidance.
(c) Consults with the King's daughter.
(d) Reads at least forty books to learn how others handled the situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the Caliph meets a beautiful, mysterious woman from the city his men have invaded, in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2?

2. How many additional poems were translated and included in the New Expanded Edition?

3. What is a Caliph?

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

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

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