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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 3, New Section.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the greater message of Rumi's musings about candles in Chapter 3 of Book 2?
(a) The light of a candle is nothing compared to the radiance of the heart.
(b) Sometimes we will need to find our way through the dark.
(c) One will not need a guide upon arriving at the destination of the inner world.
(d) Everything that is positive has a negative side.

2. 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) He regrets his actions.
(c) The woman attacks him.
(d) One of his men attacks him.

3. In Book 2, Chapter 3, Ayaz is able to follow orders, but is also able to go beyond being just:
(a) A devoted husband.
(b) A naive cook.
(c) A crafty spy.
(d) A simple follower.

4. As sheik, Rumi notes that effective leaders need to do what?
(a) Intimidate the people.
(b) Focus on common good and the needs of their people.
(c) Give in to their purely selfish motives.
(d) Find a spouse who will be a companion and co-leader.

5. In the section called "Solomon Poems," Rumi's poetry makes direct references to:
(a) Judaism and Buddhism.
(b) Hinduism and Christianity.
(c) Buddhism and Islam.
(d) Islam and Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prominent themes are found in much of Rumi's work?

2. To Rumi, political governance is not so much about military maneuvers but more about what?

3. In the final story of Ayaz and the king, found in Book 2, Chapter 3, what do courtiers bring back to the king?

4. In "Town and Country," when the shopkeeper visits his friend in the country, what does the countryside man do?

5. In "Town and Country," what does the countryside man do?

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