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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come to the Orchard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one of the poems Rumi states, "We are charlatans... or maybe just a ______ hair brush in a painter's hand."
(a) Goat's.
(b) Dog's.
(c) Horse's.
(d) Camel's.

2. Jelaluddin Rumi was born in the remote town of _______ in what is now Afghanistan.
(a) Balkh.
(b) Konya.
(c) Bestami.
(d) Anatolia.

3. In one of the poems, ______ cuts open a fish and discovers a gold ring. Omar storms in to kill the prophet.
(a) Jesus.
(b) Tabriz.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Shams.

4. The _____________ who are there in the orchard do not matter, according to Rumi, along with the light and the wine.
(a) Sweethearts.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Students.
(d) Birds.

5. The journey is a practice of ____________, rather than studying or learning with logic from the mind.
(a) Falling.
(b) Jumping.
(c) Practicing.
(d) Experiencing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every day, Rumi says, people wake up with _________, but they need to continue to walk their spiritual path.

2. Rumi met his companion Shams of _______ , described as a "street boddhisattva", in the marketplace.

3. Rumi states that "the human shape is a _______ made of distraction and pain, trying to open the image of itself."

4. The _________ represents the imagination where the spiritual journey takes place, according to Rumi.

5. Rumi states, in "The Prophets" no one knows if the _______ will sink or reach the harbor.

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