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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. "Come Back, My Friend" is a poem about the many times that Rumi has lost connection with his ___________.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Home.
(c) Loved one.
(d) Studies.

2. Rumi's poem begins by stating that this state of being is the only _______ of which he knows.
(a) Peace.
(b) Truth.
(c) Water.
(d) Death.

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

4. Barks sees Rumi as celebrating __________ with the soul before he introduces the next set of poems for the reader to enjoy.
(a) Kinship.
(b) Truth.
(c) Love.
(d) Honor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Then, according to Rumi, the student felt love and became the __________ cast by the light of the teacher.

2. The __________ inside of its cocoon is the metaphor which Rumi uses in order to discuss a man's journey into himself.

3. Barks points out that Shams believed that Rumi wrote in _________ ways when he wrote to teach others.

4. Though the _________ tries to think and read to find his lover again, there is no help in it, he realizes.

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

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