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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The "Huuuu" mentioned in Book 2, Chapter 3 is what?
(a) Chant.
(b) Drink.
(c) Means of transportation.
(d) Article of clothing.

3. Who is Kharraqani?
(a) Priest.
(b) Peasant.
(c) Saint.
(d) Sheik.

4. What is the premise in Rumi's "Town and Country"?
(a) A man visits a friend.
(b) A king goes to the country.
(c) A peasant gets lost in a town.
(d) A princess moves from the country to a town.

5. Which of the three fish in the fish story in Book 2, Chapter 1, ends up getting caught?
(a) The one of medium intelligence.
(b) The least intelligent one.
(c) None.
(d) The smartest one.

6. According to Rumi, having people freely cooperate works better than what?
(a) Making animals do the work.
(b) Paying them.
(c) Forcing them.
(d) Praying for a different outcome.

7. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, how does the sick girl who has an "emotional thorn" and who is loved by a king get better?
(a) She is happy to be reunited with her family.
(b) She is healed by a questionable sorcerer.
(c) She is cured by costly medicines.
(d) She is accepted by the man she loves.

8. In Book 2, Chapter 3, through his loyalty, Ayaz goes above and beyond what:
(a) The king requires.
(b) His wife wants.
(c) The priest requires.
(d) He wants.

9. 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:
(a) The way the teacher favors him.
(b) The way he ridicules them.
(c) The high esteem he enjoys.
(d) The fact that he has twelve wives.

10. What is the Mathnawi?
(a) Six volumes of poetry Rumi wrote when Husam Chelebi was his scribe.
(b) A code of conduct expected of scholars who studied directly under Rumi.
(c) The law of the land followed by Rumi and his contemporaries.
(d) Supreme counselor Rumi and other poets of his era turned to for guidance.

11. Rumi blends images from Christianity and Islam to:
(a) Try to reconcile all people in his village.
(b) Create his own stories.
(c) Point out the absurdity of religion.
(d) Enforce religion upon his students.

12. A recurring theme prominent in Book 2, Chapter 2, is what?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Celebration.
(c) Anger.
(d) Abuse.

13. Chapter 2 of Book 2 includes a large quantity of:
(a) Love stories.
(b) Animal fables.
(c) War stories.
(d) Ghost tales.

14. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, a king falls in love with a girl and decides to do what?
(a) Step down from the throne.
(b) Offer her a job.
(c) Kidnap her.
(d) Give her a house.

15. In addition to being one of his students and his scribe, Husam Chelebi was Rumi's:
(a) Illegitimate son.
(b) Personal companion.
(c) Primary rival.
(d) Devoted house servant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, when the oldest son decides to romantically pursue a Chinese princess, what happens to him?

3. At the start of the group of poems in Book 2, Chapter 2, Coleman Barks gives an introduction that includes folklore from what religious tradition?

4. The "Solomon Poems" are devoted to the spiritual life, referring to:

5. Rumi notes that free choice can be made by men and women who have not been:

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