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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 compares daily spiritual practice to continuing to knock at a ___________ to eventually contact the joy inside.
(a) Tree.
(b) Rock.
(c) Window.
(d) Door.

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

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

4. 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) Bugle.
(c) Lute.
(d) River.

5. Rumi's "story gets told in various ways" including all of the following except________. He recommends that others not get too close to him.
(a) A war.
(b) A dirty joke.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A romance.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story of Joseph focuses on the loss of his _____ of many colors that has false blood on it to convince people of his death.

2. Rumi sent his son _______ to bring back his exiled companion. He was found playing cards with the future St. Francis of Assisi.

3. The poem at the start of this section describes the idea that human beings visit space through breaking one's ________ down.

4. Rumi describes paying attention to the breath and letting go of the _______ with outward breaths.

5. The cook answers the ingredient by saying that he's going to make something __________ out of it.

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