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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the book, Coleman Barks is the author of what?
(a) Appendix.
(b) Introduction.
(c) Conclusion.
(d) Chapter Three.
2. Rumi's short-story poems range from less than fifty lines to approximately what length?
(a) Two thousand lines.
(b) A hundred twenty lines.
(c) Ten thousand lines.
(d) Two hundred lines.
3. How many additional poems were translated and included in the New Expanded Edition?
(a) 23.
(b) 81.
(c) 92.
(d) 58.
4. When the animal soul Rumi writes about is in proper balance, it:
(a) Supports the human.
(b) Disappears.
(c) Endangers the human.
(d) Brings about defeat.
5. According to Rumi, when the individual ego disappears and dissipates into God, this can be understood as what?
(a) False.
(b) Cause for confusion.
(c) True.
(d) Cause for celebration.
Short Answer Questions
1. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about Ayaz the courtier, what command does the king give?
2. How did Rumi's father teach him?
3. When Coleman Barks first started reading Rumi's works, what types of words turned him away?
4. In the story of a camel and a mouse found in Book 1, Chapter 3, what does the camel do when the two reach a body of water?
5. The poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about the lame goat teaches readers how to be good:
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Coleman Barks' preambles prepare the reader?
2. Use the "me and you" example in this section to address Rumi's thoughts on identity.
3. How would you describe Rumi's writing style?
4. What is the poet's message about friendship in his writings about a frog and a mouse?
5. How is Coleman Barks associated with Rumi?
6. Briefly explain Rumi's metaphor of sugar and vinegar.
7. Explain Rumi's thoughts on love in comparison to jealousy and fear.
8. In what ways does God appear in Rumi's poetry?
9. What might you conclude about Rumi's ideas regarding the importance of friendship?
10. Summarize Rumi's early life.
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