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

2. When Rumi regained consciousness, he stated that _______ was the greater because he realized the breadth of God.
(a) Bestami.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Balkh.
(d) Konya.

3. Rumi met his companion Shams of _______ , described as a "street boddhisattva", in the marketplace.
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Balkh.
(c) Bestami.
(d) Konya.

4. Rumi suggests not doing the work God sent you for is "like using a priceless Indian _____ to cut rotten meat."
(a) Knife.
(b) Sword.
(c) Hatchet.
(d) Spear.

5. In one of the poems, ______ cuts open a fish and discovers a gold ring. Omar storms in to kill the prophet.
(a) Solomon.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Shams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi's students saw ______ as a madman and he was eventually forced out of the area.

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

3. Every day, Rumi says, people wake up with _________, but they need to continue to walk their spiritual path.

4. The man compares himself to a __________ in the sunrise, saying that he is lost in his lover's reflection.

5. In one poem, Rumi begins to describe two lovers who are ___________ and drinking water.

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