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1. Jelaluddin Rumi was born in the remote town of _______ in what is now Afghanistan.

2. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.

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

4. Shams asks Rumi who is greater, Muhammad the messenger of God, or ______ a mystic who claimed to be one with God.

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

6. When Rumi regained consciousness, he stated that _______ was the greater because he realized the breadth of God.

7. Rumi's students saw ______ as a madman and he was eventually forced out of the area.

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