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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. What prominent themes are found in much of Rumi's work?
(a) Travel and loss.
(b) Hate and separation.
(c) Marriage and divorce.
(d) Love and unity.

2. What does the least intelligent fish do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Stares at the insects.
(b) Offends the other fish.
(c) Insults the crocodile.
(d) Jumps up and down.

3. Who is Kharraqani?
(a) Sheik.
(b) Priest.
(c) Peasant.
(d) Saint.

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

5. For Coleman Barks, part of the experience of grasping Rumi's poems is what?
(a) Analytical.
(b) Transcendental.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Impersonal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over time, Coleman Barks' feelings about the messages in Rumi's poetry have what?

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

3. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 involving a complicated love triangle consisting of a man and two women, Rumi explores what subjects?

4. What is a Caliph?

5. How did others regard Shams?

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