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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 did Coleman Barks first become interested in Rumi's poetry?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1952.

2. Saladin of Zarkub was what?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Goldsmith.
(c) Barber.
(d) Brick maker.

3. Most of Rumi's poems presented in this book exhibit what form?
(a) Strict syllable counts.
(b) Rhyming verse.
(c) Light free verse.
(d) Formal repeating pattern.

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

5. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what gift does a prisoner receive?
(a) New fork.
(b) Drinking cup.
(c) New vest.
(d) Prayer rug.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the smartest of the three fish fear, in the story in Book 2, Chapter 1?

3. Islam originated with:

4. What is the "animal soul" that Rumi writes about?

5. When speaking of sugar and vinegar, Rumi notes that a spoonful of vinegar:

(see the answer key)

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