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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Whole Catastrophe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.
(a) Bestami.
(b) Tabriz.
(c) Konya,
(d) Balkh.

2. Rumi refers to the field that develops between the formless source and form ______ a personified image.
(a) The friend.
(b) The mother.
(c) The daughter.
(d) The father.

3. According to the book, Rumi lived by the idea that _______ is the religion instead of being tied to a particular paradigm.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Abstinence.
(c) Love.
(d) Thought.

4. Rumi's "story gets told in various ways" including all of the following except________. He recommends that others not get too close to him.
(a) A funeral.
(b) A dirty joke.
(c) A war.
(d) A romance.

5. Rumi suggests that people listen to his message with the ear that is in the center of the _______.
(a) Feet.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Chest.
(d) Stomach.

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. _______ was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt , gradually came to power there, and made a complicated trade route.

3. When Rumi died, he was mourned by members of all of the following religious groups except _______.

4. Rumi sent his son _______ to bring back his exiled companion. He was found playing cards with the future St. Francis of Assisi.

5. When Rumi regained consciousness, he stated that _______ was the greater because he realized the breadth of God.

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