View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Have Such a Teacher.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi states, in "The Prophets" no one knows if the _______ will sink or reach the harbor.
(a) Car.
(b) Camel.
(c) Person.
(d) Vessel.

2. According to the book, when Rumi realized the greatness of Shams, he fell off his _______ unconscious.
(a) Elephant.
(b) Camel.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Horse.

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. Rumi suggests "My _____ is from elsewhere. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home."
(a) Mind.
(b) Soul.
(c) Body.
(d) Spirit.

5. Rumi believes humans have an inherent instinct to be on a ___________, just a a bird is driven to fly.
(a) House.
(b) Mission.
(c) Journey.
(d) Branch.

Short Answer Questions

1. From talking to a ______ to eating cabbage broth, Rumi says that the tasks of everyday life bring a person into a spiritual realm.

2. Rumi uses the metaphor of tilling the soil to plant trees and roses for the way that one breaks up the __________.

3. Rumi asks the reader to accept _________, as everything comes from a higher place, according to his writing.

4. Rumi notes there is only one search in the world: "___________ this world is wandering that..."

5. Love is more than an old study of _________, according to the writing of Rumi in this section.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 223 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample