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

2. How did others regard Shams?
(a) They were jealous of the friendship between Shams and Rumi.
(b) They felt he would make a benevolent ruler.
(c) They felt they could not completely trust him.
(d) They were concerned by the rivalry between Shams and Rumi.

3. Much of the works in this book focus on what type of relationships?
(a) Same gender.
(b) Family.
(c) Teacher and student.
(d) Romantic.

4. Are Rumi's friends mentioned directly in his poems?
(a) Yes, in all of them.
(b) Only in some.
(c) It is impossible to tell.
(d) No, in none of them.

5. What does the smartest of the three fish fear, in the story in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) His own weakness.
(b) The other fish.
(c) His friends' intentions.
(d) His lack of faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rumi's string metaphor, the string connects two animals by their what?

2. How did Rumi's father teach him?

3. In one of Rumi's stories in Book 2, Chapter 1, a man is healed by what?

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

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

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