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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 section called "Solomon Poems," Rumi's poetry makes direct references to:
(a) Judaism and Buddhism.
(b) Buddhism and Islam.
(c) Hinduism and Christianity.
(d) Islam and Christianity.

2. In the end, what does the character Ayaz do in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Obeys the King.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Refuses to obey the King.
(d) Hides in fear.

3. In the book, Coleman Barks is the author of what?
(a) Chapter Three.
(b) Appendix.
(c) Introduction.
(d) Conclusion.

4. Who is Coleman Barks?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Satirist.

5. How did others regard Shams?
(a) They felt he would make a benevolent ruler.
(b) They were jealous of the friendship between Shams and Rumi.
(c) They were concerned by the rivalry between Shams and Rumi.
(d) They felt they could not completely trust him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hallaj?

2. Many of Rumi's poems are so personal that they help readers reconnect to what?

3. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 about a man who accidentally soils himself includes lessons on which of the following?

4. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, what does the king discover about himself after the girl he loves receives medical attention?

5. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3, Rumi writes about a deer dying in the paws of a:

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