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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 2, Beginning to the Turn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the animal soul Rumi writes about is in proper balance, it:
(a) Supports the human.
(b) Endangers the human.
(c) Brings about defeat.
(d) Disappears.

2. The purpose of Coleman Barks' preambles to Rumi's poems is to:
(a) Get the reader to come up with his or her own judgments.
(b) Expand upon Barks' discomfort with each.
(c) Help the reader interpret each poem.
(d) Add a new twist to the message of each poem.

3. Rumi blends images from Christianity and Islam to:
(a) Point out the absurdity of religion.
(b) Enforce religion upon his students.
(c) Create his own stories.
(d) Try to reconcile all people in his village.

4. When was the New Expanded Edition of this book published?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1965.
(d) 2000.

5. In the poem "Meadowsounds," Rumi devotes two lines to:
(a) Hallej.
(b) Husam.
(c) Ayaz.
(d) Shams.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section called "Solomon Poems," Rumi's poetry makes direct references to:

2. What kind of leader is Rumi for his people?

3. For Coleman Barks, part of the experience of grasping Rumi's poems is what?

4. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, how does the sick girl who has an "emotional thorn" and who is loved by a king get better?

5. Chapter 2 of Book 2 includes a large quantity of:

(see the answer key)

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