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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The _____________ who are there in the orchard do not matter, according to Rumi, along with the light and the wine.
(a) Sweethearts.
(b) Birds.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Students.

2. Not doing the work God sent you to do is like "pounding a _____ of the finest tempering to hang things on."
(a) Knife.
(b) Spear.
(c) Sword.
(d) Nail.

3. When Rumi died, he was mourned by members of all of the following religious groups except _______.
(a) Taoists.
(b) Jews.
(c) Christians
(d) Muslims.

4. A baby __________ hears a whistling and is thus driven to fly into the sky, according to Rumi.
(a) Hawk.
(b) Owl.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Eagle.

5. The ________ breath brings a presence, through the head to the heart, with a mantra, "God alone is real."
(a) Quiet.
(b) Inward.
(c) Truth.
(d) Outward.

6. In the poem, "Give ______ slowly" Rumi uses the new moon as a metaphor for patients and slowness in creation.
(a) Honor.
(b) Love.
(c) Birth.
(d) Truth.

7. Rumi's students saw ______ as a madman and he was eventually forced out of the area.
(a) Muhammad.
(b) Shams.
(c) Balkh.
(d) Bestami.

8. The Egyptian woman that is in love with Joseph is known as _______, clings to his shirt and tears it from his back.
(a) Zulu.
(b) Nefertiti.
(c) Zuleikha.
(d) Isis.

9. The destination may be unclear for __________ understanding, according to Rumi, but one should walk anyway.
(a) Human.
(b) Childlike.
(c) Better.
(d) Animal.

10. From talking to a ______ to eating cabbage broth, Rumi says that the tasks of everyday life bring a person into a spiritual realm.
(a) Priest.
(b) Barber.
(c) Spouse.
(d) Peasant.

11. Love is more than an old study of _________, according to the writing of Rumi in this section.
(a) Honor.
(b) Religion.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Art.

12. In one poem, Rumi begins to describe two lovers who are ___________ and drinking water.
(a) Singing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Walking.
(d) Dancing.

13. The _________ represents the imagination where the spiritual journey takes place, according to Rumi.
(a) Orchard.
(b) Closet.
(c) Cave.
(d) Ocean.

14. Rumi urges the reader to let go of the _____, the covering clothes, and to be naked in the world, according to his writing.
(a) Outcome.
(b) Truth.
(c) Brain.
(d) Heart.

15. Rumi's poetry can be thought of as a conversation with _______, a discussion of what it is to be together in God.
(a) Muhammad.
(b) Moses.
(c) Shams.
(d) St. Francis.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Rumi describes a ______ that wakes up one day to discover that he is "the entire vineyard, and the orchard too."

4. Anger is the main topic that Rumi explores in the poem entitled "A ______ Sky Hates the Moon."

5. The _____ in which Joseph sits in darkness at the bottom of is recognized as a visionary place.

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