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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. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about Ayaz the courtier, what command does the king give?
(a) To repair a damaged piece of furniture.
(b) To bring him the costliest treasure.
(c) To destroy a precious object.
(d) To make him laugh.

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

3. Saladin of Zarkub was what?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Barber.
(c) Goldsmith.
(d) Brick maker.

4. When the animal soul Rumi writes about is in proper balance, it:
(a) Endangers the human.
(b) Brings about defeat.
(c) Supports the human.
(d) Disappears.

5. According to Rumi, how should one treat his or her baser nature?
(a) Cautiously.
(b) With kindness.
(c) With severe strictness.
(d) Passionately.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3, Rumi writes about a deer dying in the paws of a:

2. Whether writing about friendship, love, or God, a common theme covered by Rumi is:

3. In many of Rumi's poems, not only in Book 1, Chapter 2, but throughout the whole book, his distinction between "me" and "you" is what?

4. How did others regard Shams?

5. What elevates Rumi's poems beyond a simple collection of ideas?

(see the answer key)

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