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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We Have Opened You.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is essential, according to Rumi, to know of the __________, which may sometimes be open and sometimes closed.
(a) Soul.
(b) Window.
(c) Door.
(d) Heart.

2. Rumi encourages the reader to be the __________ nearest the thorn that he is, according to his writing.
(a) Bush.
(b) Holly.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Rose.

3. Rumi notes that the miracle of Jesus is ______, not what he did or said about the future, according to the poems.
(a) Intention.
(b) God.
(c) Himself.
(d) Love.

4. Rumi describes a ______ that wakes up one day to discover that he is "the entire vineyard, and the orchard too."
(a) Bird.
(b) Snake.
(c) Worm.
(d) Ferret.

5. Not doing the work God sent you for is the equivalent of "using a _____ bowl to cook turnips in.
(a) Iron.
(b) Silver.
(c) Jeweled.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi describes a field, beyond right and wrong, where the ________ goes and loses ideas and language.

2. There is beauty in every meeting or gathering, the presence of _________, of 'the Friend' in one of Rumi's poems.

3. In the poem "The Prophets" the people wonder "How long should we keep pounding this cold _____?"

4. Since the reed was cut from the bed, it has made a ___________ sound, according to the description by Rumi.

5. Lovers have to ________________, but they will find something of infinite value, according to the writing of Rumi.

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