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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 met his companion Shams of _______ , described as a "street boddhisattva", in the marketplace.
(a) Bestami.
(b) Balkh.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Konya.

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

3. Rumi notes that the miracle of Jesus is ______, not what he did or said about the future, according to the poems.
(a) Love.
(b) Himself.
(c) God.
(d) Intention.

4. Anger is the main topic that Rumi explores in the poem entitled "A ______ Sky Hates the Moon."
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

5. In one of the poems, ______ cuts open a fish and discovers a gold ring. Omar storms in to kill the prophet.
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Shams.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Solomon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi's students saw ______ as a madman and he was eventually forced out of the area.

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

3. When Rumi died, he was mourned by members of all of the following religious groups except _______.

4. Rumi states "This _____ began in some other tavern. When I get back around to that place I will be completely sober."

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

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