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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. Rumi encourages the reader to be the __________ nearest the thorn that he is, according to his writing.
(a) Rose.
(b) Holly.
(c) Bush.
(d) Ivy.

2. Rumi states "This _____ began in some other tavern. When I get back around to that place I will be completely sober."
(a) Drunkeness.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Lethargy.
(d) Binge.

3. A baby __________ hears a whistling and is thus driven to fly into the sky, according to Rumi.
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Owl.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Eagle.

4. The poet notes that he is nothing, not from an origin story, not body or __________, according to the writing.
(a) Soul.
(b) Truth.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Endings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The journey is a practice of ____________, rather than studying or learning with logic from the mind.

2. According to the book, the eye is for _______; the soul for joy. The head is for loving; the legs for running.

3. Rumi compares daily spiritual practice to continuing to knock at a ___________ to eventually contact the joy inside.

4. Rumi asks the reader to let their _______ move them, playing music instead of reading as they go along.

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

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