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

2. When asked how long he would remain in pain, Rumi answered that he was a _________ and his friend was the whole night.
(a) Candle.
(b) Moonbeam.
(c) Star.
(d) Student.

3. The poem at the start of this section describes the idea that human beings visit space through breaking one's ________ down.
(a) Books.
(b) Study.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Self.

4. Rumi confesses to wanting to have his teacher's __________ in order that he might fly too.
(a) Feet.
(b) Plane.
(c) Hands.
(d) Wings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Come Back, My Friend" is a poem about the many times that Rumi has lost connection with his ___________.

2. __________ in the presence, at the price of one's life, is a bargain, according to one of the poems of Rumi.

3. The ________ speaking scripture brings the dead students of scripture to life, according to Rumi.

4. Rumi's poem begins by stating that this state of being is the only _______ of which he knows.

5. Rumi describes love as many things which come to his heart, like a thousand ____________ in one grain.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the teacher say about speaking scripture, according to the writings of Rumi?

3. What do the Sufis think about love and about its ability to help people, according to the book?

4. How does Rumi describe the person named David in his writings and poems?

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

6. What does Barks suggest is the identity of the 'you' in Rumi's poem, as it is not clear who this person is?

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

8. What is essential in the windows of one heart to another, according to the writings of Rumi?

9. What happens during the chess game between Shams and Rumi, according to Barks?

10. What does Rumi have to say about the gamble of love and what does he urge the reader to do?

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