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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. In the end, how does the King regard Ayaz in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The King favors him.
(b) Ayaz is nothing but a fool.
(c) The King despises him.
(d) Nobody in the area is as smart as Ayaz.

2. Which of the following best describes the word exoteric?
(a) Incomprehensible words.
(b) Humorous sayings.
(c) Secret rituals.
(d) Open teachings.

3. When the animal soul Rumi writes about is in proper balance, it:
(a) Endangers the human.
(b) Supports the human.
(c) Disappears.
(d) Brings about defeat.

4. What is the "animal soul" that Rumi writes about?
(a) The wilder, more instinctive part of a person.
(b) The guardian of the animal kingdom.
(c) The spirit found within animals.
(d) A concept that only young children comprehend.

5. The poem "On Being A Lover" is written in what format?
(a) Song of lament by a woman who has lost her lover.
(b) Diary entry of a man who has lost his lover.
(c) Question and answer session between a man and a woman.
(d) Recollection by an old man of his younger years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end, where does the Caliph of a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 send the mysterious, beautiful woman from the city his men have invaded?

2. In the second love story in Chapter 2, Book 2, the three sons end up affected by their reactions to what?

3. According to Rumi, when the individual ego disappears and dissipates into God, this can be understood as what?

4. Chapter 2 of Book 2 includes a large quantity of:

5. What elevates Rumi's poems beyond a simple collection of ideas?

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