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

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

3. 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) Judaic.
(b) Taoist.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Christian.

4. In the final story of Ayaz and the king, found in Book 2, Chapter 3, what do courtiers bring back to the king?
(a) Books.
(b) Food.
(c) Information.
(d) Clothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a poem in Book 2, Chapter 1, after a wise man feeds a poor man, what does he make the poor man do?

2. 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?

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

4. In one of the poems in Chapter 2, Book 2, what gift does a prisoner receive?

5. Who is Kharraqani?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story where the king is in love with a girl, what ailment has afflicted her?

2. In the poem where three brothers fall in love with the same woman, describe the person they fall in love with.

3. What are some of the lessons inherent in the story of the Friend assisting the prisoner through the prayer rug?

4. Summarize the countryside man's experience in "Town and Country."

5. What is the solution to King Solomon's crown constantly sliding down his forehead?

6. What is the primary moral of the "Town and Country" story?

7. Explain how Rumi uses the idea of Jesus riding a donkey as a metaphor.

8. Explain what the Mathnawi is.

9. According to Rumi, what limitations does one individual experience when trying to comprehend what another person is feeling?

10. Why is jealousy a recurrent theme in Rumi's work?

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