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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Path of Blame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The __________ inside of its cocoon is the metaphor which Rumi uses in order to discuss a man's journey into himself.
(a) Silkworm.
(b) Snake.
(c) Caterpillar.
(d) Butterfly.

2. Rumi says that humans should explore the reality of ____________, the grittiness of the soul and not live in the ideal.
(a) Humanity.
(b) God.
(c) Churches.
(d) Books.

3. Rumi states "This _____ began in some other tavern. When I get back around to that place I will be completely sober."
(a) Lethargy.
(b) Binge.
(c) Drunkeness.
(d) Ecstasy.

4. Rumi states that "the human shape is a _______ made of distraction and pain, trying to open the image of itself."
(a) Sphere.
(b) Bowl.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Circle.

5. A _______ asks a man who is calling to Allah whether he has ever gotten a reply and then chastises the person for continuing to pray.
(a) Demon.
(b) Book.
(c) Cynic.
(d) Devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi slipped back into what ______ the Greek called the whole catastrophe as a living example of another possibility for life.

2. In one poem, Rumi begins to describe two lovers who are ___________ and drinking water.

3. Who is the spiritual leader who is approached in order to see how a person might be coaxed into learning?

4. Rumi urges the reader to let go of the _____, the covering clothes, and to be naked in the world, according to his writing.

5. Love is more than an old study of _________, according to the writing of Rumi in this section.

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