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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come Back, My Friend.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. __________ makes Rumi fierce and tender, according to his own admission in one of his poems.
(a) Learning.
(b) Hate.
(c) Truth.
(d) Love.

2. Rumi notes there is nothing worse than going to ______ without another person, the vague 'you.'
(a) Read.
(b) Eat.
(c) Pray.
(d) Walk along the street.

3. What season does Rumi say it always is within the human soul, according to his writing?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi encourages the reader to be the __________ nearest the thorn that he is, according to his writing.

2. When the poet talks about tearing down the ___________, he is talking about tearing down the self.

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

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

5. Shams points out that what everyone is actually worshiping is ___________, rather than a higher being.

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