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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. Many of Rumi's poems are so personal that they help readers reconnect to what?
(a) Childhood notions.
(b) Their emotional centers.
(c) Their analytical sides.
(d) Practical ideas.

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

3. At times, God appears in Rumi's poems as a presence and at other times God is compared to:
(a) The Tempter.
(b) The Judge.
(c) The Professor.
(d) The Friend.

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

5. Rumi speaks of two distinct types of intelligence. One is cultivated from books and the other is what?
(a) Unattainable.
(b) Learned in the streets.
(c) Reserved for the highest masters.
(d) Pre-existing within a person.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What main lesson does Rumi impart through his poem about a man who wants a tattoo in Book 1, Chapter 2?

3. When was Rumi born?

4. According to a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, what happens when you put pond water into a larger body of water?

5. 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?

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