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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through There Is a Breathing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man compares himself to a __________ in the sunrise, saying that he is lost in his lover's reflection.
(a) Sapphire.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Ruby.

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

3. Jelaluddin Rumi was born in the remote town of _______ in what is now Afghanistan.
(a) Konya.
(b) Bestami.
(c) Balkh.
(d) Anatolia.

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

5. Barks reminds the reader about how often ______ is used as a piece of advice for calming one's self.
(a) Praying.
(b) Breathing.
(c) Chanting.
(d) Walking.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The "___" is an illusion, according to Rumi, and this is why this part needs to be removed from the experience.

3. According to the book, Rumi lived by the idea that _______ is the religion instead of being tied to a particular paradigm.

4. Fullness _______ the soul, while emptiness frees it, according to the writing of Rumi in the poem.

5. Joseph gives his Egyptian shirt to his ______ to lay over the eyes of Jacob, whose vision is then restored.

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