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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. The poet compares himself to a __________, stripped of its petals and of its leaves, within one of the poems.
(a) Rose hip.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Violet.
(d) Peony.

2. The poet has to ask Shams and _________ to help him, since he is partly within himself and partly outside of himself.
(a) Peasant.
(b) Books.
(c) Moon.
(d) Sun.

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

4. Bawa's teachings not only encouraged Barks, but they also encouraged Barks to bring Rumi to ____________.
(a) The Christians.
(b) The temples.
(c) The publishing market.
(d) The West.

5. What season does Rumi say it always is within the human soul, according to his writing?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet calls out for his _____'s return and to re-live their union during the course of one of his poems.

2. In a dream, according to Rumi, an _____________ in a garden of love reached out to call him forward.

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

4. The poem at the start of this section describes the idea that human beings visit space through breaking one's ________ down.

5. The poet describes _________ appearing at the footsteps of his teacher, in one of his poems in this section.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to his crying when the poet was brought to life, according to the writings of Rumi?

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

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

4. What are the three ways in which Rumi could write, according to Shams?

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

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

7. What does Rumi say that he doesn't regret in his life, according to one of his poems?

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

9. What does Rumi try to do in order to find his lover again, according to the writings of Rumi?

10. What happened as a result of Zuleikha loving Joseph so much that he became everything to her?

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