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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. Much of Rumi's poetry is:
(a) Cryptic.
(b) Subdued.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Passionate.

2. Which of the following best describes the word exoteric?
(a) Secret rituals.
(b) Incomprehensible words.
(c) Open teachings.
(d) Humorous sayings.

3. Who is Coleman Barks?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Satirist.
(d) Scholar.

4. Rumi explains to readers that in our lives, God can be both active and:
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Forceful.
(c) Loving.
(d) Silent.

5. According to the book, in what state does Coleman Barks live today?
(a) Florida.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fish with medium intelligence do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?

2. In the poems about an unlikely friendship between two different animals, one of them being a frog, these two animals have very different what?

3. "Cry Out In Your Weakness" is a poem about:

4. Who is Kharraqani?

5. In a poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, after a wise man feeds a poor man, what does he make the poor man do?

(see the answer key)

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