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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rise Up Nimbly and Go on Your Strange Journey.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Rumi states "This _____ began in some other tavern. When I get back around to that place I will be completely sober."
(a) Drunkeness.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Binge.
(d) Lethargy.

4. Rumi refers to the field that develops between the formless source and form ______ a personified image.
(a) The mother.
(b) The father.
(c) The friend.
(d) The daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rumi describes a ______ that wakes up one day to discover that he is "the entire vineyard, and the orchard too."

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

4. Not doing the work God sent you to do is like "pounding a _____ of the finest tempering to hang things on."

5. The _____ in which Joseph sits in darkness at the bottom of is recognized as a visionary place.

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