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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come to the Orchard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From talking to a ______ to eating cabbage broth, Rumi says that the tasks of everyday life bring a person into a spiritual realm.
(a) Priest.
(b) Spouse.
(c) Barber.
(d) Peasant.

2. Rumi's "story gets told in various ways" including all of the following except________. He recommends that others not get too close to him.
(a) A romance.
(b) A dirty joke.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A war.

3. Who is the spiritual leader who is approached in order to see how a person might be coaxed into learning?
(a) Rumi.
(b) Ramakrishna.
(c) Shams.
(d) Bawa.

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. Those who do not wake to the truth, according to Rumi, are those who do not embrace the beauty of __________.
(a) Nature.
(b) Light.
(c) God.
(d) Lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of the poems Rumi states, "We are charlatans... or maybe just a ______ hair brush in a painter's hand."

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

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

4. Rumi's poetry can be thought of as a conversation with _______, a discussion of what it is to be together in God.

5. The destination may be unclear for __________ understanding, according to Rumi, but one should walk anyway.

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