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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Tavern : Chapter 3, Union through Rough Metaphor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over time, what has Coleman Barks been able to do with Rumi's poems?
(a) Translate them into five languages.
(b) Teach them to his children.
(c) Experience them more deeply.
(d) Decode secret messages.

2. In a poem entitled "Rough Metaphors," Rumi asserts that a lover's reverence is often sheltered in:
(a) Love.
(b) Complacency.
(c) Secrecy.
(d) Comfort.

3. When the man in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2 accidentally soils himself, what does his host and friend do?
(a) Evicts him from his home.
(b) Launders the garments and helps the man feel better.
(c) Laughs loudly and humiliates the man.
(d) Leaves for three days while his servants clean the home.

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

5. In the poem in Book 1, Chapter 2, about a man who wants a tattoo, what dilemma does he face?
(a) Tattoos are considered evil.
(b) His wife disapproves of tattoos.
(c) He regrets his decision upon feeling the pain.
(d) He has no money for one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi's short-story format found in some of his poems is characterized by:

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

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

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

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

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