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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come to the Orchard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi notes that the miracle of Jesus is ______, not what he did or said about the future, according to the poems.
(a) God.
(b) Intention.
(c) Himself.
(d) Love.

2. Rumi's students saw ______ as a madman and he was eventually forced out of the area.
(a) Balkh.
(b) Shams.
(c) Bestami.
(d) Muhammad.

3. Rumi's poetry can be thought of as a conversation with _______, a discussion of what it is to be together in God.
(a) Moses.
(b) Shams.
(c) St. Francis.
(d) Muhammad.

4. Rumi asks the reader to let their _______ move them, playing music instead of reading as they go along.
(a) Friends.
(b) Truth.
(c) Intuition.
(d) Soul.

5. Rumi uses the metaphor of being sent to do a task by a King, and forgetting in the poem "The _____ Work".
(a) Real.
(b) Hard.
(c) Easy.
(d) Fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi suggests "My _____ is from elsewhere. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home."

2. Rumi believes humans have an inherent instinct to be on a ___________, just a a bird is driven to fly.

3. The _____ in which Joseph sits in darkness at the bottom of is recognized as a visionary place.

4. Rumi points out that while others are laughing and dancing, there are few who will hear the ________ hidden within the notes.

5. Every day, Rumi says, people wake up with _________, but they need to continue to walk their spiritual path.

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