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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. Not doing the work God sent you for is the equivalent of "using a _____ bowl to cook turnips in.
(a) Iron.
(b) Gold.
(c) Jeweled.
(d) Silver.

2. Rumi notes there is nothing worse than going to ______ without another person, the vague 'you.'
(a) Pray.
(b) Read.
(c) Eat.
(d) Walk along the street.

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

4. When a man is approached by a person who wants to bring his reluctant cousin to a spiritual leader, what is used to convince the cousin?
(a) Money.
(b) A promise for truth.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Fish soup.

5. Shams asks Rumi who is greater, Muhammad the messenger of God, or ______ a mystic who claimed to be one with God.
(a) Konya.
(b) Bestami.
(c) Balkh.
(d) Tabriz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi's "story gets told in various ways" including all of the following except________. He recommends that others not get too close to him.

2. According to the book, when Rumi realized the greatness of Shams, he fell off his _______ unconscious.

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

4. The pull of love is something Rumi compares to a ________, urging the reader to realize learning is about more than just books.

5. Rumi met his companion Shams of _______ , described as a "street boddhisattva", in the marketplace.

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