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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. Shams points out that what everyone is actually worshiping is ___________, rather than a higher being.
(a) A song.
(b) An idea.
(c) Each other.
(d) Nature.

2. In the poem "The Prophets" the people wonder "How long should we keep pounding this cold _____?"
(a) Gold.
(b) Iron.
(c) Lead.
(d) Silver.

3. The ________ speaking scripture brings the dead students of scripture to life, according to Rumi.
(a) Stone.
(b) Book.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Cloud.

4. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.
(a) Konya,
(b) Tabriz.
(c) Bestami.
(d) Balkh.

5. Rumi speaks of the surrendering to __________ which brings light to all one's flaws, within one of his poems.
(a) Timelessness.
(b) Truth.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi asks the reader to accept _________, as everything comes from a higher place, according to his writing.

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

3. Every day, Rumi says, people wake up with _________, but they need to continue to walk their spiritual path.

4. Rumi describes the journey a person must make as drinking ______ like water and eating sunset, in his poems.

5. Rumi suggests that people listen to his message with the ear that is in the center of the _______.

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