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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, about a king who loves a girl, what does the doctor say is afflicting her?
(a) She's confused by the king's behavior around her.
(b) She misses her parents.
(c) She's in love with another man.
(d) She wants to go home to her husband.

3. As sheik, Rumi notes that effective leaders need to do what?
(a) Find a spouse who will be a companion and co-leader.
(b) Give in to their purely selfish motives.
(c) Intimidate the people.
(d) Focus on common good and the needs of their people.

4. Compared to his older brothers, the youngest son who is interested in a Chinese princess in Chapter 2, Book 2 is:
(a) Handsome.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Timid.

5. Rumi wrote freely about various religious figures because he was familiar with them and:
(a) Wanted to point out their flaws.
(b) Wanted to be diplomatic.
(c) Needed their teachings to support his images.
(d) Comfortable with their teachings.

6. The third poem in Book 2, Chapter 3 mentions:
(a) Mohammad.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Moses.
(d) Jesus.

7. Rumi lived during a time when brotherhood was expected between:
(a) Hindus and Muslims.
(b) Christians and Jews.
(c) Muslims and Christians.
(d) Jews and Hindus.

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

9. Several of Rumi's poems in Book 2, Chapter 1 are about King Solomon and the Queen of:
(a) Arruba.
(b) Shadai.
(c) Sheba.
(d) Avalon.

10. The first poem in Book 2, Chapter 3 is about the story of:
(a) Genesis.
(b) Noah's Ark.
(c) The Resurrection.
(d) The Commandments.

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

12. How long does it take before the town friend in "Town and Country" finally decides to visit his friend in the country?
(a) Five years.
(b) Nineteen years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Eight years.

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

14. What kind of leader is Rumi for his people?
(a) Judicial and political.
(b) Judicial only.
(c) Religious and political.
(d) Religious only.

15. In the folklore, Coleman Barks presents to introduce the poems of Chapter 2, Book 2, he writes about three men who teach others by:
(a) Swimming with sharks.
(b) Living in a cave.
(c) Running through fields of sharp rocks.
(d) Laughing in the marketplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite high tension between different religions during his lifetime, Rumi was able to do what?

2. In the section called "Solomon Poems," Rumi's poetry makes direct references to:

3. The "Huuuu" mentioned in Book 2, Chapter 3 is what?

4. When somebody goes looking for Kharraqani, he finds him doing what?

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

(see the answer keys)

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