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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. During his lifetime, Rumi was revered for his attitude of religious tolerance and:
(a) Humor.
(b) Brutal honesty.
(c) Quirkiness.
(d) Openness.

2. When King Solomon woos a queen in Book 2, Chapter 1, he asks that she do what?
(a) Give up her worldly possessions.
(b) Leave her children behind.
(c) Learn how to cook.
(d) Prove her love for him.

3. In one poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, Rumi uses the image of Jesus Christ riding atop a donkey to explain a lesson about what?
(a) The master becoming the servant.
(b) The lack of pretense when one is self-confident.
(c) The rational mind and the animalistic nature of mankind.
(d) The divine living in the human world.

4. In the end, what does the character Ayaz do in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Refuses to obey the King.
(b) Obeys the King.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Hides in fear.

5. Who is Hallaj?
(a) Scholar who studies Rumi.
(b) Character in Rumi's poems.
(c) Rumi's father.
(d) Rumi's teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to being a religious leader, Rumi was a what?

2. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, about a king who loves a girl, what does the doctor say is afflicting her?

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

4. When the animal soul Rumi writes about is in proper balance, it:

5. What main lesson does Rumi impart through his poem about a man who wants a tattoo in Book 1, Chapter 2?

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