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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. ______ was killed on December 5, 1247, after being exiled and returning on several different occasions.
(a) Shiraz.
(b) Moses.
(c) Bestami.
(d) Shams.

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

3. Rumi states that "the human shape is a _______ made of distraction and pain, trying to open the image of itself."
(a) Sphere.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Bowl.
(d) Circle.

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

5. Rumi points out that while others are laughing and dancing, there are few who will hear the ________ hidden within the notes.
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Treasures.
(c) Chants.
(d) Secrets.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt , gradually came to power there, and made a complicated trade route.

2. Since the reed was cut from the bed, it has made a ___________ sound, according to the description by Rumi.

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

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

5. Rumi sent his son _______ to bring back his exiled companion. He was found playing cards with the future St. Francis of Assisi.

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