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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 the story of three fish that possess some measure of intelligence, found in Book 2, Chapter 1, who do the fish face?
(a) A hungry crocodile.
(b) Three insects.
(c) Bigger fish.
(d) Human fishermen.

2. As far as being a student, Husam Chelebi was:
(a) One of Rumi's best and perhaps the best.
(b) Somewhat rebellious.
(c) Average at best.
(d) Somewhat lazy.

3. 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:
(a) Bird.
(b) Fish.
(c) Cat.
(d) Mouse.

4. According to Rumi, people who choose from their own free will come from:
(a) Immorality.
(b) Love.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Fear.

5. While acknowledging that scriptures can be good, Rumi also notes that too many people:
(a) Use scriptures against others.
(b) Are too ignorant to understand them.
(c) Get hung up on scriptures.
(d) Forget to feel with their hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the premise in Rumi's "Town and Country"?

2. What happens to the second son who tries to woo a Chinese princess in one of Rumi's poems in Chapter 2, Book 2?

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:

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

5. What prominent themes are found in much of Rumi's work?

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