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

2. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, about a man who wants a tattoo, what dilemma does he face?
(a) He has no money for one.
(b) Tattoos are considered evil.
(c) His wife disapproves of tattoos.
(d) He regrets his decision upon feeling the pain.

3. In some of his poems, Rumi refers to religious figures:
(a) From fiction.
(b) Only that he knows personally.
(c) From different faiths.
(d) Only from his faith.

4. What happened after Shams disappeared a second time?
(a) He married and had five children.
(b) He fell off a cliff.
(c) He went to work for another school.
(d) He never came back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When King Solomon woos a queen in Book 2, Chapter 1, he asks that she do what?

2. What elevates Rumi's poems beyond a simple collection of ideas?

3. According to Rumi, how should one treat his or her baser nature?

4. Rumi's works are deeply:

5. As the bond of friendship that Rumi writes about between a frog and its animal friend grows, the two animals find that their wish for each other's company:

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