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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusion, Into the Soup.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi encourages the reader to be the __________ nearest the thorn that he is, according to his writing.
(a) Bush.
(b) Holly.
(c) Rose.
(d) Ivy.

2. Rumi confesses to wanting to have his teacher's __________ in order that he might fly too.
(a) Hands.
(b) Plane.
(c) Wings.
(d) Feet.

3. The "___" is an illusion, according to Rumi, and this is why this part needs to be removed from the experience.
(a) Truth.
(b) Lesson.
(c) I.
(d) Correctedness.

4. Rumi states "This _____ began in some other tavern. When I get back around to that place I will be completely sober."
(a) Lethargy.
(b) Binge.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Drunkeness.

5. The pull of love is something Rumi compares to a ________, urging the reader to realize learning is about more than just books.
(a) Reed.
(b) Lute.
(c) Bugle.
(d) River.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Rumi gives advice about how to deal with hardship, "The cure for the ______ is in the pain. Good and bad are mixed."

4. The poet quotes Muhammad in one of the poems, saying that he will come take a person before _________.

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

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