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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. The poet asks the reader to give everything, not to dull the drum's noise with a __________.
(a) Question.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Rattle.
(d) Tear.

2. The destination may be unclear for __________ understanding, according to Rumi, but one should walk anyway.
(a) Animal.
(b) Childlike.
(c) Human.
(d) Better.

3. Rumi points out that while others are laughing and dancing, there are few who will hear the ________ hidden within the notes.
(a) Chants.
(b) Beliefs.
(c) Treasures.
(d) Secrets.

4. Sufis are loved the world over for reminding us that the glory is our ______ reality and the opposite is a kind of language for expressing it.
(a) Lower.
(b) Inner.
(c) Outer.
(d) Surface.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the game that Rumi and Shams played, according to Barks, which brought them closer together?

2. Lovers have to ________________, but they will find something of infinite value, according to the writing of Rumi.

3. What images in the book does Barks say reflect the idea of openings within the world and in the poems?

4. The poet says the he would die into _______, as clouds might disappear into the sun, according to his writings.

5. __________ is the character Rumi describes as a metalworker, making new shapes out of locks and chains.

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