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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. When was Rumi born?
(a) September 30, 1207.
(b) December 15, 1461.
(c) October 20, 1390.
(d) November 26, 1119.

2. What is the "animal soul" that Rumi writes about?
(a) The spirit found within animals.
(b) A concept that only young children comprehend.
(c) The guardian of the animal kingdom.
(d) The wilder, more instinctive part of a person.

3. Rumi notes that free choice can be made by men and women who have not been:
(a) Beaten in to frightened compliance.
(b) Told they are morons.
(c) Lost at sea.
(d) Sold into slavery.

4. Rumi's poetry gives us a glimpse of what?
(a) The sociological order of his place and time.
(b) The workings of a utopia.
(c) The effects of male dominance.
(d) The difference between scholars and peasants.

5. When speaking to the camel in the story in Book 1, Chapter 3, the mouse admits that it is what?
(a) A bear in disguise.
(b) A lion in disguise.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Tough.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, in what state does Coleman Barks live today?

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

3. In Book 2, Chapter 3, through his loyalty, Ayaz goes above and beyond what:

4. What is one of the central teachings of Rumi?

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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