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The Essential Rumi Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Rumi born?
(a) October 20, 1390.
(b) September 30, 1207.
(c) November 26, 1119.
(d) December 15, 1461.

2. In the poems about an unlikely friendship between two different animals, one of them being a frog, these two animals have very different what?
(a) Environmental needs.
(b) Life spans.
(c) Names.
(d) Sizes.

3. In this book, the term "nafs" refers to what?
(a) A food commonly consumed during Rumi's time.
(b) The highest state of enlightenment.
(c) A style of poetry developed by Rumi.
(d) The part of the soul associated with desires.

4. Rumi's works are deeply:
(a) Sorrowful.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Irreverent.
(d) Humorous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What main lesson does Rumi impart through his poem about a man who wants a tattoo in Book 1, Chapter 2?

2. At times, God appears in Rumi's poems as a presence and at other times God is compared to:

3. Rumi's poems focus on what aspect of life?

4. How did others regard Shams?

5. Who is Reynold Nicholson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are Rumi's poems emotional or analytical?

2. What are the underlying themes in Rumi's poem about sexual passion where a city is invaded and one of the invaders falls in love with a woman there?

3. How has Rumi's poetry impacted Coleman Barks?

4. In what ways does God appear in Rumi's poetry?

5. What is the poet's message about friendship in his writings about a frog and a mouse?

6. What does the poem about a mouse and a camel convey about friendship and honesty?

7. How does Rumi refer to his friends in the poems within Book 1, Chapter 3?

8. How would one describe the tavern poems?

9. Explain the disappearances of Rumi's friend, Shams.

10. Who were Rumi's three best friends, and how did he regard each?

(see the answer keys)

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