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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Wanting to help the sick girl he loves, the king in a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2 decides to do what?
(a) Help reunite her with the one she loves.
(b) Bring forth a banished sorcerer.
(c) Give her costly medicines.
(d) Send her back to her village.

3. 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) Demands money from him.
(c) Denies knowing him upon failing to recognize him.
(d) Prepares him a feast that is too lavish and rich.

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

5. In the second love story in Chapter 2, Book 2, the three sons end up affected by their reactions to what?
(a) What is forbidden to them.
(b) The unexpected death of the woman all three love.
(c) What turns out to be nothing but a rumor.
(d) Limits imposed on them by their employer.

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

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

8. What does the least intelligent fish do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Jumps up and down.
(b) Stares at the insects.
(c) Insults the crocodile.
(d) Offends the other fish.

9. In one poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, Rumi uses the image of Jesus Christ riding atop a donkey to explain a lesson about what?
(a) The master becoming the servant.
(b) The rational mind and the animalistic nature of mankind.
(c) The divine living in the human world.
(d) The lack of pretense when one is self-confident.

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

11. In a poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, after a wise man feeds a poor man, what does he make the poor man do?
(a) Sleep for three days.
(b) Pay him back.
(c) Take a loaf of bread to his family.
(d) Exercise vigorously.

12. 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 become her prisoners.
(c) They fall into the river.
(d) They fall in love with her.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the girl whom the king loves gets better in one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what does the doctor do?

2. Kharraqani has difficulties with his disapproving:

3. In one of Rumi's stories in Book 2, Chapter 1, a man is healed by what?

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

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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