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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 2, Desire & New Silk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Coleman Barks first become interested in Rumi's poetry?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1976.

2. What region in Afghanistan did Rumi come from?
(a) Zari.
(b) Balkh.
(c) Kaldar.
(d) Chimtal.

3. How did others regard Shams?
(a) They were jealous of the friendship between Shams and Rumi.
(b) They felt he would make a benevolent ruler.
(c) They felt they could not completely trust him.
(d) They were concerned by the rivalry between Shams and Rumi.

4. When Coleman Barks first started reading Rumi's works, what types of words turned him away?
(a) Life and death.
(b) Heart and soul.
(c) Shame and guilt.
(d) Love and hate.

5. In a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, several men invade a city because they are driven by what?
(a) Greed and hate.
(b) A mad dictator.
(c) Their egos.
(d) Sexual attraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the New Expanded Edition of this book published?

2. After Shams went away the first time, how did he return?

3. Many of Rumi's poems are so personal that they help readers reconnect to what?

4. 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?

5. Most of Rumi's poems presented in this book exhibit what form?

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