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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 1, Introduction & The Tavern through to Feeling Separation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did it take Coleman Barks to truly comprehend Shams Tabriz through Rumi's poetry?
(a) 28.
(b) 6.
(c) 37.
(d) 15.

2. What happened after Shams disappeared a second time?
(a) He fell off a cliff.
(b) He married and had five children.
(c) He never came back.
(d) He went to work for another school.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Much of the works in this book focus on what type of relationships?

2. Coleman Barks is famous for what?

3. What is one of the central teachings of Rumi?

4. Over time, what has Coleman Barks been able to do with Rumi's poems?

5. Why did Rumi's family flee the place of his birth?

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