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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In each of the love triangles presented in Chapter 2, Book 2, the woman's behavior:
(a) Is difficult to translate.
(b) Saves the day.
(c) Changes with each story.
(d) Remains the same throughout all the stories.

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

3. What invitation does the countryside man extend to his town friend in "Town and Country"?
(a) Take a vacation in the country.
(b) Move permanently to the country.
(c) Come ride his horses.
(d) Come meet his children.

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

5. Analyzing Rumi's poetry can be challenging because it is clear at points and:
(a) Elusive in other ways.
(b) Offensive in places.
(c) Funny at times.
(d) Reckless now and again.

6. In one of the love stories of Chapter 2, Book 2, what happens when three sons meet a powerful Chinese princess?
(a) They become her husbands.
(b) They fall into the river.
(c) They fall in love with her.
(d) They become her prisoners.

7. 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 misses her parents.
(b) She's confused by the king's behavior around her.
(c) She wants to go home to her husband.
(d) She's in love with another man.

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

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

10. In "Town and Country," how does the town man usually reply to his country friend's invitation to visit him in the country?
(a) Next year.
(b) No.
(c) Never.
(d) Tomorrow.

11. As far as being a student, Husam Chelebi was:
(a) Somewhat rebellious.
(b) Somewhat lazy.
(c) Average at best.
(d) One of Rumi's best and perhaps the best.

12. In the poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, about the king who loves the girl, what is Rumi's message about real love?
(a) Infatuation will do until real love is discovered.
(b) In rare cases, infatuation is equivalent to real love.
(c) Real love causes a person to do beautiful things.
(d) Real love depends on more than just physical beauty.

13. Islam originated with:
(a) Isaac.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Mohammad.
(d) Jesus.

14. Through many of his poems, Rumi communicates that a person can never really know how another:
(a) Cries.
(b) Feels.
(c) Envisions the future.
(d) Makes a living.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi blends images from Christianity and Islam to:

2. According to Rumi, having people freely cooperate works better than what?

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

4. What does the smartest of the three fish fear, in the story in Book 2, Chapter 1?

5. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, a king falls in love with a girl and decides to do what?

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