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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 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.

2. Through many of his poems, Rumi reveals the depth and diversity of different types of:
(a) Treason.
(b) Love.
(c) Anguish.
(d) Obsession.

3. Chapter 2 of Book 2 includes a large quantity of:
(a) Ghost tales.
(b) Animal fables.
(c) Love stories.
(d) War stories.

4. Rumi uses the metaphor of a string between two animals to represent what?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Selective hearing.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Secret connections.

5. After Shams went away the first time, how did he return?
(a) Rumi sent out searchers to bring him back.
(b) He accompanied a group of nomads.
(c) Rumi promised a promotion if he came back.
(d) He came back via boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What region in Afghanistan did Rumi come from?

3. Who is Coleman Barks?

4. Most of Rumi's poems presented in this book exhibit what form?

5. In the poems where Rumi includes a frog as one of the main characters, there is a deep friendship that develops between this frog and a:

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