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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. In the poem "The Prophets" the people wonder "How long should we keep pounding this cold _____?"
(a) Gold.
(b) Iron.
(c) Lead.
(d) Silver.

2. 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) Hat.
(c) Pants.
(d) Coat.

3. The _____________ who are there in the orchard do not matter, according to Rumi, along with the light and the wine.
(a) Teachers.
(b) Sweethearts.
(c) Birds.
(d) Students.

4. "Sufis adore the darkness of the deep night, like the blackness of the ______ cloth, when conversation with the divine is easiest."
(a) Cotton.
(b) Kaaba.
(c) Temple.
(d) Pillow.

5. Not doing the work God sent you for is the equivalent of "using a _____ bowl to cook turnips in.
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Jeweled.
(d) Iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi suggests that people listen to his message with the ear that is in the center of the _______.

2. Rumi uses the metaphor of being sent to do a task by a King, and forgetting in the poem "The _____ Work".

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

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

5. Rumi describes a ______ that wakes up one day to discover that he is "the entire vineyard, and the orchard too."

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