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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. After Shams went away the first time, how did he return?
(a) He accompanied a group of nomads.
(b) Rumi sent out searchers to bring him back.
(c) He came back via boat.
(d) Rumi promised a promotion if he came back.

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

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

4. When Coleman Barks first started reading Rumi's works, what types of words turned him away?
(a) Heart and soul.
(b) Shame and guilt.
(c) Life and death.
(d) Love and hate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Coleman Barks first become interested in Rumi's poetry?

2. Saladin of Zarkub was what?

3. According to Rumi, people who choose from their own free will come from:

4. In this book, the term "nafs" refers to what?

5. Who were Rumi's three main friends who inspired much of his poetry?

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