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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi also believes that a reader should _________, even if they don't mean it at first.
(a) Discuss.
(b) Pray.
(c) Sing.
(d) Talk.

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

3. In the poem, "Give ______ slowly" Rumi uses the new moon as a metaphor for patients and slowness in creation.
(a) Love.
(b) Honor.
(c) Birth.
(d) Truth.

4. The __________ of the world around Rumi will become his clothes and his jewels, according to the teachings of Rumi's teacher.
(a) Lessons.
(b) Elements.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Secrets.

5. The spiritual journey discussed by Shams and Rumi is one in which one needs to break down the self to find the basic roots of _________ in humanity.
(a) Witnessing.
(b) Religion.
(c) Peacefulness.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the poet talks about tearing down the ___________, he is talking about tearing down the self.

2. ______ was killed on December 5, 1247, after being exiled and returning on several different occasions.

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

4. When asked how long he would remain in pain, Rumi answered that he was a _________ and his friend was the whole night.

5. "______ think they're looking for each other, but there's only one search: wandering the world."

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