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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. Who is Reynold Nicholson?
(a) Writer who wrote a complete biography about Rumi.
(b) Scholar who attempted to translate some of Rumi's poems.
(c) Critic who disliked Rumi's work.
(d) Religious leader who quoted from Rumi's poems extensively.

2. Rumi's short-story format found in some of his poems is characterized by:
(a) A mystical, mysterious story.
(b) A complete, self-contained story.
(c) Bizarre characters.
(d) Angelic teachers.

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

4. What post did Rumi inherit?
(a) King.
(b) Sheik.
(c) Scribe.
(d) Treasurer.

5. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3, Rumi writes about a deer dying in the paws of a:
(a) Wolf.
(b) Lion.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Bear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story of a camel and a mouse found in Book 1, Chapter 3, what does the camel do when the two reach a body of water?

3. When somebody goes looking for Kharraqani, he finds him doing what?

4. When was the New Expanded Edition of this book published?

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

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