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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 3, New Section.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, several men invade a city because they are driven by what?
(a) Sexual attraction.
(b) Their egos.
(c) A mad dictator.
(d) Greed and hate.

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

3. The people who are jealous of a particular man in a poem in Book 2, Chapter 3, do not think they are better than him; rather, they are displeased with:
(a) The way he ridicules them.
(b) The way the teacher favors him.
(c) The high esteem he enjoys.
(d) The fact that he has twelve wives.

4. In the section called "Solomon Poems," Rumi's poetry makes direct references to:
(a) Judaism and Buddhism.
(b) Hinduism and Christianity.
(c) Buddhism and Islam.
(d) Islam and Christianity.

5. In the second love story in Chapter 2, Book 2, the three sons end up affected by their reactions to what?
(a) What is forbidden to them.
(b) Limits imposed on them by their employer.
(c) What turns out to be nothing but a rumor.
(d) The unexpected death of the woman all three love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi wrote freely about various religious figures because he was familiar with them and:

2. Which of the following best describes the word exoteric?

3. In "Town and Country," what does the countryside man do?

4. Many of Rumi's poems are so personal that they help readers reconnect to what?

5. "Cry Out In Your Weakness" is a poem about:

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