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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. _______ was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt , gradually came to power there, and made a complicated trade route.
(a) Esau.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Jacob.

2. 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) Hat.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Pants.
(d) Coat.

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

4. Since the reed was cut from the bed, it has made a ___________ sound, according to the description by Rumi.
(a) Joyful.
(b) Crying.
(c) Angry.
(d) Mysterious.

5. "Sufis adore the darkness of the deep night, like the blackness of the ______ cloth, when conversation with the divine is easiest."
(a) Pillow.
(b) Kaaba.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Temple.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. "______ think they're looking for each other, but there's only one search: wandering the world."

5. Rumi points out that while others are laughing and dancing, there are few who will hear the ________ hidden within the notes.

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