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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Sufis adore the darkness of the deep night, like the blackness of the ______ cloth, when conversation with the divine is easiest."
(a) Kaaba.
(b) Temple.
(c) Pillow.
(d) Cotton.

3. Rumi asserts in his poems that "the miracle of ______ is himself, not what he said or did about the future."
(a) Gandhi.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Buddha.

4. In a poem, Rumi asks the lion of the ________ to roar and rend open the writer, according to the content of the poem.
(a) Bear.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Horse.
(d) Lion.

5. Rumi notes that the miracle of Jesus is ______, not what he did or said about the future, according to the poems.
(a) Himself.
(b) God.
(c) Love.
(d) Intention.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rumi's "story gets told in various ways" including all of the following except________. He recommends that others not get too close to him.

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

4. The pull of love is something Rumi compares to a ________, urging the reader to realize learning is about more than just books.

5. The _________ represents the imagination where the spiritual journey takes place, according to Rumi.

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen to a person's present life when they are going on a spiritual journey, according to the writings of Rumi?

2. What happens with Joseph's shirt when he gives it to his brothers to help their father?

3. Where do human beings sit, according to the writings of Rumi, when they are in a prison?

4. What should a person do with their life instead of acting from fear, according to the writings of Rumi?

5. Why was Shams pushed out of the area by the students of Rumi, according to the beginning of the book?

6. How does breathing help to calm a person, according to Barks' thoughts at the beginning of the section?

7. What happens to the reed when it is cut, according to the writings of Rumi?

8. What is the story of Ramahrishna that Rumi tells at the start of this section of the book?

9. What does Rumi say has happened since he has been knocking on a door?

10. What does Barks have to say about Rumi as being a True Human Being? What does Barks say this means?

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