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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Have Such a Teacher.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi asks when seeing the birds flying in frenzied patterns whether the one he _______ is everywhere.
(a) Believes.
(b) Worships.
(c) Avoids.
(d) Loves.

2. In a poem, Rumi asks the lion of the ________ to roar and rend open the writer, according to the content of the poem.
(a) Horse.
(b) Bear.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Lion.

3. Rumi states, in "The Prophets" no one knows if the _______ will sink or reach the harbor.
(a) Person.
(b) Car.
(c) Vessel.
(d) Camel.

4. Rumi asks the reader to accept _________, as everything comes from a higher place, according to his writing.
(a) Lessons.
(b) Injuries.
(c) Troubles.
(d) People.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The soul, says Rumi, is in the shape of a ___________, according to one of his many poems.

2. Rumi relishes things like walking, meditation, and fasting as they help to bring a person into ____________.

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

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

5. Bawa's teachings not only encouraged Barks, but they also encouraged Barks to bring Rumi to ____________.

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