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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. From talking to a ______ to eating cabbage broth, Rumi says that the tasks of everyday life bring a person into a spiritual realm.
(a) Priest.
(b) Spouse.
(c) Peasant.
(d) Barber.

2. Rumi suggests "My _____ is from elsewhere. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home."
(a) Body.
(b) Soul.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Mind.

3. Rumi realizes that in all of his searching, he has actually been waiting to be _________ as opposed to brought inside.
(a) Destroyed.
(b) Devoured.
(c) Believed.
(d) Let out.

4. The destination may be unclear for __________ understanding, according to Rumi, but one should walk anyway.
(a) Animal.
(b) Human.
(c) Better.
(d) Childlike.

5. Those who do not wake to the truth, according to Rumi, are those who do not embrace the beauty of __________.
(a) Lessons.
(b) Nature.
(c) God.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rumi instructs us to "consider what the prophets have done. ______ wore fire for an anklet, Moses spoke to the sea."

3. Shams asks Rumi who is greater, Muhammad the messenger of God, or ______ a mystic who claimed to be one with God.

4. The journey is a practice of ____________, rather than studying or learning with logic from the mind.

5. ______ was killed on December 5, 1247, after being exiled and returning on several different occasions.

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