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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. According to the book, when Rumi realized the greatness of Shams, he fell off his _______ unconscious.
(a) Camel.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Horse.

2. Joseph gives his Egyptian shirt to his ______ to lay over the eyes of Jacob, whose vision is then restored.
(a) Brothers.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Father.

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

4. Rumi asserts in his poems that "the miracle of ______ is himself, not what he said or did about the future."
(a) Gandhi.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Buddha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sufis are loved the world over for reminding us that the glory is our ______ reality and the opposite is a kind of language for expressing it.

2. Rumi asks when seeing the birds flying in frenzied patterns whether the one he _______ is everywhere.

3. Rumi's "story gets told in various ways" including all of the following except________. He recommends that others not get too close to him.

4. Rumi asks the reader to let their _______ move them, playing music instead of reading as they go along.

5. The destination may be unclear for __________ understanding, according to Rumi, but one should walk anyway.

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