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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 1, Islam & Christianity in the Middle East.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Rumi's family flee the place of his birth?
(a) The land was struck by drought.
(b) They feared the ruler of the region.
(c) The land was attacked by Turks.
(d) They feared a Mongol invasion.

2. Rumi lived during a time when brotherhood was expected between:
(a) Jews and Hindus.
(b) Hindus and Muslims.
(c) Christians and Jews.
(d) Muslims and Christians.

3. Rumi expresses himself in a way that is what?
(a) Repulsively simple.
(b) Emotionally integrated.
(c) Spiritually vague.
(d) Mentally challenging.

4. In the book, Coleman Barks is the author of what?
(a) Chapter Three.
(b) Appendix.
(c) Conclusion.
(d) Introduction.

5. In the poem "Meadowsounds," Rumi devotes two lines to:
(a) Shams.
(b) Hallej.
(c) Husam.
(d) Ayaz.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In one poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, Rumi uses the image of Jesus Christ riding atop a donkey to explain a lesson about what?

3. What region in Afghanistan did Rumi come from?

4. Rumi's short-story poems range from less than fifty lines to approximately what length?

5. What does the smartest of the three fish fear, in the story in Book 2, Chapter 1?

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