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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Path of Blame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi's "story gets told in various ways" including all of the following except________. He recommends that others not get too close to him.
(a) A funeral.
(b) A romance.
(c) A dirty joke.
(d) A war.

2. In a poem, Rumi asks the lion of the ________ to roar and rend open the writer, according to the content of the poem.
(a) Lion.
(b) Horse.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Bear.

3. _________, according to Rumi, will tend to accumulate while the real work is going on elsewhere.
(a) Coins.
(b) Trust.
(c) Connections.
(d) Truths.

4. Since the reed was cut from the bed, it has made a ___________ sound, according to the description by Rumi.
(a) Crying.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Mysterious.

5. Rumi asks when seeing the birds flying in frenzied patterns whether the one he _______ is everywhere.
(a) Loves.
(b) Worships.
(c) Believes.
(d) Avoids.

Short Answer Questions

1. From talking to a ______ to eating cabbage broth, Rumi says that the tasks of everyday life bring a person into a spiritual realm.

2. In one of the poems Rumi states, "We are charlatans... or maybe just a ______ hair brush in a painter's hand."

3. A _______ asks a man who is calling to Allah whether he has ever gotten a reply and then chastises the person for continuing to pray.

4. Rumi also believes that a reader should _________, even if they don't mean it at first.

5. Rumi suggests "My _____ is from elsewhere. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home."

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