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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rumi note about the destructive properties of candles in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) They burn images into the mind as easily as they burn hands.
(b) One candle can ruin a whole village.
(c) Even in daylight candles can burn cloth.
(d) Too much truth can be revealed by candlelight.

3. 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) Five years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Twelve years.

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

5. 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?
(a) He's killed by someone.
(b) He's captured and never seen again.
(c) He's forced to marry her sister instead.
(d) He's imprisoned.

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

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

8. Kharraqani has difficulties with his disapproving:
(a) Wife.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Son.

9. The "Solomon Poems" are devoted to the spiritual life, referring to:
(a) Man's fruitless pursuits.
(b) The hereafter.
(c) How one can buy his or her way to heaven.
(d) This world, not the next.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book 2, Chapter 3, through his loyalty, Ayaz goes above and beyond what:

3. 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?

4. In "Town and Country," what does the countryside man do?

5. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, the girl that a king falls in love with becomes ill, which concerns him greatly. What does he do?

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