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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 man compares himself to a __________ in the sunrise, saying that he is lost in his lover's reflection.
(a) Diamond.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Emerald.
(d) Ruby.

2. Rumi's mystical work was contained within the patterns of ______ Sufism but the life was witness to the boundless universality of the heart.
(a) Christian.
(b) Islamic,
(c) Jain.
(d) Buddhist.

3. Rumi also believes that a reader should _________, even if they don't mean it at first.
(a) Sing.
(b) Discuss.
(c) Talk.
(d) Pray.

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) Study.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Devotion.

5. The story of Joseph focuses on the loss of his _____ of many colors that has false blood on it to convince people of his death.
(a) Coat.
(b) Hat.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. The destination may be unclear for __________ understanding, according to Rumi, but one should walk anyway.

2. Rumi describes a ______ that wakes up one day to discover that he is "the entire vineyard, and the orchard too."

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

4. The poet speaks of happiness for an unknown reason, and it becomes easy to ______, though the joy is inexplicable.

5. _________ are the wandering Sufis who laugh and love at everything, but they are in turmoil inside.

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