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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rise Up Nimbly and Go on Your Strange Journey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "The Prophets" the people wonder "How long should we keep pounding this cold _____?"
(a) Iron.
(b) Silver.
(c) Lead.
(d) Gold.

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

3. Rumi asserts in his poems that "the miracle of ______ is himself, not what he said or did about the future."
(a) Jesus.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Gandhi.
(d) Muhammad.

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

5. When Rumi died, he was mourned by members of all of the following religious groups except _______.
(a) Jews.
(b) Taoists.
(c) Christians
(d) Muslims.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Rumi doesn't want "wealth and position." He suggests that in this matter he is "______ resisting the most enormous magnet there is."

4. Rumi notes that the miracle of Jesus is ______, not what he did or said about the future, according to the poems.

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

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