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

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

3. Jelaluddin Rumi was born in the remote town of _______ in what is now Afghanistan.
(a) Konya.
(b) Balkh.
(c) Bestami.
(d) Anatolia.

4. Who is the madman that wields a knife, the thing which is a nihilist that embraces destruction?
(a) Truth.
(b) Trust.
(c) Pity.
(d) Love.

5. Every day, Rumi says, people wake up with _________, but they need to continue to walk their spiritual path.
(a) Fear.
(b) Joy.
(c) Disbelief.
(d) Rapture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi suggests not doing the work God sent you for is "like using a priceless Indian _____ to cut rotten meat."

2. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.

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

4. Not doing the work God sent you to do is like "pounding a _____ of the finest tempering to hang things on."

5. Anger is the main topic that Rumi explores in the poem entitled "A ______ Sky Hates the Moon."

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