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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 "Town and Country," what does the countryside man do?
(a) Pitches a tent in town.
(b) Falls in love with a lady in town.
(c) Sculpts a statue in town.
(d) Visits the town for a day.

2. Who were Rumi's three main friends who inspired much of his poetry?
(a) Saladin, Ahmad, and Sherzi.
(b) Amir, Shams, and Mohad.
(c) Mehdi, Husam, and Malek.
(d) Shams, Saladin, and Husam.

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) The illusion of happiness.
(d) False hope.

4. According to a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, what happens when you put pond water into a larger body of water?
(a) The larger body of water is enriched.
(b) The original water disappears.
(c) The water molecules are still separate.
(d) The pond mourns its loss.

5. Rumi's poems focus on what aspect of life?
(a) Life after death.
(b) Inner life.
(c) Imaginary life.
(d) Life's sorrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi's poetry gives us a glimpse of what?

2. Why did Rumi's family flee the place of his birth?

3. What invitation does the countryside man extend to his town friend in "Town and Country"?

4. What does the least intelligent fish do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?

5. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, about a king who loves a girl, what does the doctor say is afflicting her?

(see the answer key)

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