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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. In one of the poems, ______ cuts open a fish and discovers a gold ring. Omar storms in to kill the prophet.
(a) Jesus.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Shams.

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

3. When Rumi regained consciousness, he stated that _______ was the greater because he realized the breadth of God.
(a) Konya.
(b) Bestami.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) Balkh.

4. In one of the poems Rumi states, "We are charlatans... or maybe just a ______ hair brush in a painter's hand."
(a) Dog's.
(b) Horse's.
(c) Camel's.
(d) Goat's.

5. Who is the spiritual leader who is approached in order to see how a person might be coaxed into learning?
(a) Ramakrishna.
(b) Shams.
(c) Bawa.
(d) Rumi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi asserts in his poems that "the miracle of ______ is himself, not what he said or did about the future."

2. Not doing the work God sent you for is the equivalent of "using a _____ bowl to cook turnips in.

3. According to the book, when Rumi realized the greatness of Shams, he fell off his _______ unconscious.

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

5. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.

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