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

2. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.
(a) Bestami.
(b) Konya,
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Balkh.

3. Rumi's poetry can be thought of as a conversation with _______, a discussion of what it is to be together in God.
(a) St. Francis.
(b) Moses.
(c) Shams.
(d) Muhammad.

4. According to the book, Rumi lived by the idea that _______ is the religion instead of being tied to a particular paradigm.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Love.
(c) Abstinence.
(d) Thought.

5. The _____ in which Joseph sits in darkness at the bottom of is recognized as a visionary place.
(a) House.
(b) Cave.
(c) Cellar.
(d) Well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi was able to take all the usual existential issues that human beings face on a daily basis and change them to ______.

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

3. Rumi sent his son _______ to bring back his exiled companion. He was found playing cards with the future St. Francis of Assisi.

4. Rumi suggests "My _____ is from elsewhere. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home."

5. Rumi doesn't want "wealth and position." He suggests that in this matter he is "______ resisting the most enormous magnet there is."

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