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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. Bawa lived alone in a ________ before beginning to teach in Sri Lanka in the 1940s before moving to Philadelphia.
(a) Jungle.
(b) Cave dwelling.
(c) Igloo.
(d) Mountain.

2. Rumi says that he does not regret love or passion, but owners everyone's __________, according to the writing.
(a) Lessons.
(b) Flaws.
(c) Questions.
(d) Paths.

3. Rumi decided to answer that he wrote so much because no ________ came from the radiance inside of him.
(a) Truth.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Peace.
(d) Words.

4. What images in the book does Barks say reflect the idea of openings within the world and in the poems?
(a) Windows.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cages.
(d) Doors.

5. The poet calls out for his _____'s return and to re-live their union during the course of one of his poems.
(a) Lover.
(b) Mother.
(c) Friend.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi says that humans should explore the reality of ____________, the grittiness of the soul and not live in the ideal.

2. Rumi stops his list of things which he uses to describe a friend within his poem in order to ______________.

3. The poet speaks of being locked in a _________ and of someone who brings him good and forgives him.

4. It is essential, according to Rumi, to know of the __________, which may sometimes be open and sometimes closed.

5. Rumi compares his soul to a drop in a spiritual _________ saying that it is always a certain season the human soul.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barks say that openings are a place for, according to his commentary in this section?

2. What does the fragrance bring back to Rumi, when he's lost a connection to a loved one, according to the poem?

3. What does Rumi think that cow might experience when they are in Baghdad?

4. Why does the poet say that it is not necessary to grieve, according to the writings of Rumi?

5. When Shams asks about if the drop stays still in the ocean, what does he tell Rumi to do?

6. What happens as the result of the spiritual journey that Shams and Rumi discuss?

7. What happens as the result of surrendering to love, according to the writings of Rumi?

8. What are the differences that Rumi says do not exist in the garden of mystic lovers?

9. What did the poet's teacher teach him to do, according to the writings of Rumi?

10. What does Rumi tell the reader to do in order to start their own spiritual journey, like Moses or Joseph did?

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