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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. Rumi states, in "The Prophets" no one knows if the _______ will sink or reach the harbor.
(a) Camel.
(b) Person.
(c) Vessel.
(d) Car.

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

3. Rumi believes humans have an inherent instinct to be on a ___________, just a a bird is driven to fly.
(a) Mission.
(b) Branch.
(c) House.
(d) Journey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi asks when seeing the birds flying in frenzied patterns whether the one he _______ is everywhere.

2. Rumi gives advice about how to deal with hardship, "The cure for the ______ is in the pain. Good and bad are mixed."

3. Shams asks Rumi who is greater, Muhammad the messenger of God, or ______ a mystic who claimed to be one with God.

4. Rumi's mystical work was contained within the patterns of ______ Sufism but the life was witness to the boundless universality of the heart.

5. A baby __________ hears a whistling and is thus driven to fly into the sky, according to Rumi.

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