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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We Have Opened You.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bawa lived alone in a ________ before beginning to teach in Sri Lanka in the 1940s before moving to Philadelphia.
(a) Igloo.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Jungle.
(d) Cave dwelling.

2. __________ makes Rumi fierce and tender, according to his own admission in one of his poems.
(a) Truth.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Learning.

3. "______ think they're looking for each other, but there's only one search: wandering the world."
(a) Family.
(b) Friends.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Co-workers.

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

5. Rumi speaks of the surrendering to __________ which brings light to all one's flaws, within one of his poems.
(a) Truth.
(b) Love.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Timelessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi met his companion Shams of _______ , described as a "street boddhisattva", in the marketplace.

2. The poet speaks of happiness for an unknown reason, and it becomes easy to ______, though the joy is inexplicable.

3. Rumi suggests that human beings are like "some weird kind of ______ that wants to stay melted in the furnace."

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

5. When Rumi's teacher would wash his hands, the water would turn to ___________, according to Rumi.

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