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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. ______ means the sun, and Rumi often referred to him in his poetry which he began writing after his friend's death.
(a) Shams.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Moses.
(d) Shiraz.

2. According to the book, when Rumi realized the greatness of Shams, he fell off his _______ unconscious.
(a) Donkey.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Horse.
(d) Camel.

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

4. "______ think they're looking for each other, but there's only one search: wandering the world."
(a) Family.
(b) Friends.
(c) Co-workers.
(d) Lovers.

5. In the poem "The Prophets" the people wonder "How long should we keep pounding this cold _____?"
(a) Silver.
(b) Lead.
(c) Gold.
(d) Iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi notes there is only one search in the world: "___________ this world is wandering that..."

2. Jelaluddin Rumi was born in the remote town of _______ in what is now Afghanistan.

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

4. Rumi states that "the human shape is a _______ made of distraction and pain, trying to open the image of itself."

5. Not doing the work God sent you for is the equivalent of "using a _____ bowl to cook turnips in.

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