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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 3, Rumi writes about a deer dying in the paws of a:
(a) Wolf.
(b) Bear.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Lion.

2. The purpose of Coleman Barks' preambles to Rumi's poems is to:
(a) Expand upon Barks' discomfort with each.
(b) Get the reader to come up with his or her own judgments.
(c) Add a new twist to the message of each poem.
(d) Help the reader interpret each poem.

3. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, where several men fall in love with the same woman, her physical beauty is really a representation of what?
(a) The passage of time.
(b) Spiritual beauty.
(c) False hope.
(d) The illusion of happiness.

4. 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) Mouse.
(c) Fish.
(d) Cat.

5. Themes that run through the love stories found at the beginning of Chapter 2, Book 2, include:
(a) Obsession, temptation, and craziness.
(b) Pettiness, indifference, and boredom.
(c) Selflessness and gentle devotion.
(d) Maturity and wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, the girl that a king falls in love with becomes ill, which concerns him greatly. What does he do?

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

3. When the town friend in "Town and Country" finally visits his friend in the country, how do things go?

4. Through many of his poems, Rumi communicates that a person can never really know how another:

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

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