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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Whole Catastrophe.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Rumi suggests that human beings are like "some weird kind of ______ that wants to stay melted in the furnace."
(a) Silver.
(b) Iron.
(c) Lead.
(d) Gold.

3. When Rumi died, he was mourned by members of all of the following religious groups except _______.
(a) Muslims.
(b) Christians
(c) Jews.
(d) Taoists.

4. Rumi suggests that people listen to his message with the ear that is in the center of the _______.
(a) Feet.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Chest.
(d) Forehead.

5. The story of Joseph focuses on the loss of his _____ of many colors that has false blood on it to convince people of his death.
(a) Shoes.
(b) Pants.
(c) Hat.
(d) Coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi suggests that "sitting in hell at the bottom of the dark, we are afraid of our own ________."

2. The Egyptian woman that is in love with Joseph is known as _______, clings to his shirt and tears it from his back.

3. Joseph gives his Egyptian shirt to his ______ to lay over the eyes of Jacob, whose vision is then restored.

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

5. Anger is the main topic that Rumi explores in the poem entitled "A ______ Sky Hates the Moon."

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