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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rumi's students saw ______ as a madman and he was eventually forced out of the area.
(a) Bestami.
(b) Balkh.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) Shams.

2. Rumi doesn't want "wealth and position." He suggests that in this matter he is "______ resisting the most enormous magnet there is."
(a) Steel.
(b) Iron.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

3. Barks reminds the reader about how often ______ is used as a piece of advice for calming one's self.
(a) Walking.
(b) Praying.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Chanting.

4. Rumi uses the metaphor of being sent to do a task by a King, and forgetting in the poem "The _____ Work".
(a) Fun.
(b) Easy.
(c) Real.
(d) Hard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Sufis adore the darkness of the deep night, like the blackness of the ______ cloth, when conversation with the divine is easiest."

2. Rumi slipped back into what ______ the Greek called the whole catastrophe as a living example of another possibility for life.

3. The man compares himself to a __________ in the sunrise, saying that he is lost in his lover's reflection.

4. From talking to a ______ to eating cabbage broth, Rumi says that the tasks of everyday life bring a person into a spiritual realm.

5. Rumi describes the journey a person must make as drinking ______ like water and eating sunset, in his poems.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers, according to the writings of Rumi?

2. What does Rumi realize about his friend Shams when he doesn't believe that he is actually dead?

3. What is the metaphor Rumi uses to urge the reader to take risks in their life?

4. What does Rumi do when he is so impressed with the depth of the knowledge of Shams?

5. To what does Rumi compare human beings who do not explore their own spirituality?

6. What will happen to a person's present life when they are going on a spiritual journey, according to the writings of Rumi?

7. What does Rumi have to say about the road to Mecca when he is describing the idea that some mysteries aren't meant to be known?

8. Who does Rumi say will not be able to wake to the truth, according to the writings of Rumi?

9. What is the profession of Rumi when Barks introduces him at the beginning of this book?

10. What doesn't matter in the midst of an orchard in the spring, according to the writings of Rumi?

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