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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 2, Beginning to the Turn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Themes that run through the love stories found at the beginning of Chapter 2, Book 2, include:
(a) Obsession, temptation, and craziness.
(b) Maturity and wisdom.
(c) Selflessness and gentle devotion.
(d) Pettiness, indifference, and boredom.

2. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3 about Ayaz the courtier, what command does the king give?
(a) To bring him the costliest treasure.
(b) To destroy a precious object.
(c) To make him laugh.
(d) To repair a damaged piece of furniture.

3. In the second love story in Chapter 2, Book 2, the three sons end up affected by their reactions to what?
(a) Limits imposed on them by their employer.
(b) What is forbidden to them.
(c) What turns out to be nothing but a rumor.
(d) The unexpected death of the woman all three love.

4. In addition to being one of his students and his scribe, Husam Chelebi was Rumi's:
(a) Primary rival.
(b) Illegitimate son.
(c) Personal companion.
(d) Devoted house servant.

5. When the animal soul that Rumi refers to is lacking, it leads to what?
(a) Wildness.
(b) Frailty.
(c) Vigor.
(d) Order.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whether writing about friendship, love, or God, a common theme covered by Rumi is:

2. Which of the following best describes the word exoteric?

3. In a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2, how does the sick girl who has an "emotional thorn" and who is loved by a king get better?

4. According to Rumi, people who choose from their own free will come from:

5. When the man in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 accidentally soils himself, what does his host and friend do?

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