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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. Barks asks the reader to be in a state of _______ instead of reading about it, to live the connection about which Rumi speaks.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Devotion.
(c) Study.
(d) Spirituality.

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

3. The poet quotes Muhammad in one of the poems, saying that he will come take a person before _________.
(a) Dawn.
(b) Death.
(c) Nightfall.
(d) Birth.

4. The poet speaks of happiness for an unknown reason, and it becomes easy to ______, though the joy is inexplicable.
(a) Surrender.
(b) Smile.
(c) Cry.
(d) Laugh.

5. Rumi was able to take all the usual existential issues that human beings face on a daily basis and change them to ______.
(a) Poetry.
(b) Lessons.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. __________ in the presence, at the price of one's life, is a bargain, according to one of the poems of Rumi.

3. The poet describes _________ appearing at the footsteps of his teacher, in one of his poems in this section.

4. Rumi points out that while others are laughing and dancing, there are few who will hear the ________ hidden within the notes.

5. Rumi's poem begins by stating that this state of being is the only _______ of which he knows.

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