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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with the gift that the prisoner receives in one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what unexpected useful addition does he get?
(a) Songs to sustain him.
(b) Food to sustain him.
(c) Information about his loved ones.
(d) Information to facilitate his escape.

2. In the poem in Book 2, Chapter 3 where a group is terribly jealous of a particular man, who is this man?
(a) Ayaz.
(b) Amir.
(c) Husam.
(d) Hafid.

3. Rumi explains to readers that in our lives, God can be both active and:
(a) Forceful.
(b) Silent.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Loving.

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

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

6. 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) Give her a house.
(d) Kidnap her.

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

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

9. What does the fish with medium intelligence do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) He rushes after the first fish.
(b) He laughs at the first fish.
(c) He eats two bugs.
(d) He finds a solution to his predicament.

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

11. 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 healed by a questionable sorcerer.
(b) She is accepted by the man she loves.
(c) She is cured by costly medicines.
(d) She is happy to be reunited with her family.

12. 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) Living in a cave.
(b) Running through fields of sharp rocks.
(c) Swimming with sharks.
(d) Laughing in the marketplace.

13. In "Town and Country," when the shopkeeper visits his friend in the country, what does the countryside man do?
(a) Tells him to go back home.
(b) Prepares him a feast that is too lavish and rich.
(c) Denies knowing him upon failing to recognize him.
(d) Demands money from him.

14. 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?
(a) Christian.
(b) Taoist.
(c) Judaic.
(d) Hindu.

15. What does Rumi note about the light-giving properties of candles in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) They give hope to the traveler returning home from a long journey.
(b) They bring joy to observers during feasts and holidays.
(c) They can light only so much before the wax runs out.
(d) They light the way at night, but their glow is diminished during the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the three brothers in Chapter 2, Book 2 ends up marrying the Chinese princess in the end?

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

3. In the story of three fish that possess some measure of intelligence, found in Book 2, Chapter 1, who do the fish face?

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

5. To Rumi, political governance is not so much about military maneuvers but more about what?

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