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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusion, Into the Soup.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poet describes himself as being someone who wants little and who needs only a _____________.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Song.
(c) Half a loaf of bread.
(d) Piece of cheese.

2. Rumi met his companion Shams of _______ , described as a "street boddhisattva", in the marketplace.
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Konya.
(c) Bestami.
(d) Balkh.

3. According to the book, when Rumi realized the greatness of Shams, he fell off his _______ unconscious.
(a) Horse.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Camel.
(d) Elephant.

4. Barks asks the reader to be in a state of _______ instead of reading about it, to live the connection about which Rumi speaks.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Study.
(d) Devotion.

5. What is the game that Rumi and Shams played, according to Barks, which brought them closer together?
(a) Softball.
(b) Truth or Dare.
(c) Poker.
(d) Chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______ means the sun, and Rumi often referred to him in his poetry which he began writing after his friend's death.

2. Who is the spiritual leader who is approached in order to see how a person might be coaxed into learning?

3. Rumi advises the reader to disappear with the _________ each month and to bend like a tree limb.

4. Rumi states, in "The Prophets" no one knows if the _______ will sink or reach the harbor.

5. __________ makes Rumi fierce and tender, according to his own admission in one of his poems.

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