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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 soul, says Rumi, is in the shape of a ___________, according to one of his many poems.
(a) Thought.
(b) Stone.
(c) Bowl.
(d) Heart.

2. Rumi notes there is nothing worse than going to ______ without another person, the vague 'you.'
(a) Pray.
(b) Read.
(c) Walk along the street.
(d) Eat.

3. Rumi suggests that human beings are like "some weird kind of ______ that wants to stay melted in the furnace."
(a) Iron.
(b) Lead.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

4. A baby __________ hears a whistling and is thus driven to fly into the sky, according to Rumi.
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Owl.
(d) Hawk.

5. In one of the poems Rumi states, "We are charlatans... or maybe just a ______ hair brush in a painter's hand."
(a) Horse's.
(b) Dog's.
(c) Goat's.
(d) Camel's.

Short Answer Questions

1. The destination may be unclear for __________ understanding, according to Rumi, but one should walk anyway.

2. _________, according to Rumi, will tend to accumulate while the real work is going on elsewhere.

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

4. Barks talks about a teacher, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, who taught both himself and MIchael Green, the book's __________.

5. According to the book, when Rumi realized the greatness of Shams, he fell off his _______ unconscious.

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