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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poets asks for a __________ to climb into the Friend, and the response is that this item is in the person's head.
(a) Stairs.
(b) Rope.
(c) Swing.
(d) Ladder.

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

3. A _______ asks a man who is calling to Allah whether he has ever gotten a reply and then chastises the person for continuing to pray.
(a) Demon.
(b) Cynic.
(c) Book.
(d) Devil.

4. Rumi describes a field, beyond right and wrong, where the ________ goes and loses ideas and language.
(a) Soul.
(b) Hand.
(c) Mind.
(d) Heart.

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

6. Rumi says to give up wanting what others hand and says that the day is a __________ day, according to his writing.
(a) Truthful.
(b) Self aware.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Sad.

7. What is NOT one of the ways in which Rumi writes, according to Barks in his commentary piece?
(a) For glory.
(b) For others.
(c) For no one.
(d) For himself.

8. Rumi says that humans should explore the reality of ____________, the grittiness of the soul and not live in the ideal.
(a) Churches.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Books.
(d) God.

9. The poet speaks of being locked in a _________ and of someone who brings him good and forgives him.
(a) Room.
(b) Tree.
(c) Jail.
(d) Thought.

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

11. The poet states that ________ don't prepare us for the journey we all have to make, according to one of the poems.
(a) Words.
(b) Chants.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Presents.

12. Rumi asks the reader to accept _________, as everything comes from a higher place, according to his writing.
(a) Troubles.
(b) Injuries.
(c) People.
(d) Lessons.

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

14. The poet describes _________ appearing at the footsteps of his teacher, in one of his poems in this section.
(a) Gold pieces.
(b) Puddles.
(c) Books.
(d) Flowers.

15. Shams comes down from the ___________, the poet says, and the readers will become the doorkeepers.
(a) Roof.
(b) Window.
(c) Stone.
(d) Ledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi became joyous, and then died, and then became a fool, according to his writing, and then became scattered _________.

2. The poet compares himself to a __________, stripped of its petals and of its leaves, within one of the poems.

3. When asked how long he would remain in pain, Rumi answered that he was a _________ and his friend was the whole night.

4. Rumi also believes that a reader should _________, even if they don't mean it at first.

5. Rumi talks to the reader about the desired kiss as the _________ coming up into the lips of a person.

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