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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. Relative to Rumi, who was Shams Tabriz?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Brother.
(c) Companion.
(d) Employer.

2. 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.

3. In the poem "Meadowsounds," Rumi devotes two lines to:
(a) Husam.
(b) Hallej.
(c) Shams.
(d) Ayaz.

4. At times the character Hallaj can be tender and loving, but other times he can be what?
(a) Abusive.
(b) Insecure.
(c) Whiny.
(d) Clumsy.

5. What happens when the Caliph meets a beautiful, mysterious woman from the city his men have invaded, in a poem in Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) He falls in love with her.
(b) One of his men attacks him.
(c) He regrets his actions.
(d) The woman attacks him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this book, the term "nafs" refers to what?

2. For Coleman Barks, part of the experience of grasping Rumi's poems is what?

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

4. In the book, Coleman Barks is the author of what?

5. When speaking to the camel in the story in Book 1, Chapter 3, the mouse admits that it is what?

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