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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Egyptian woman that is in love with Joseph is known as _______, clings to his shirt and tears it from his back.
(a) Zulu.
(b) Zuleikha.
(c) Nefertiti.
(d) Isis.

2. Rumi doesn't want "wealth and position." He suggests that in this matter he is "______ resisting the most enormous magnet there is."
(a) Iron.
(b) Steel.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

3. Rumi slipped back into what ______ the Greek called the whole catastrophe as a living example of another possibility for life.
(a) Manos.
(b) Zorba.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Zappa.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.

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

3. When Rumi regained consciousness, he stated that _______ was the greater because he realized the breadth of God.

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

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

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