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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the final poem of Chapter 8, Hafiz reiterates that the _____ moment is meant for worship in "Now is the Time".
(a) Past.
(b) Future.
(c) Present.
(d) Scheduled.

2. Hafiz describes the hopelessness and lack of compassion that characterize people who have lost their way in the poem "Someone Untied Your _____".
(a) Dog.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Lion.
(d) Camel.

3. The poem "Love is the Funeral Pyre" returns to the idea of burning away all that is ______.
(a) Constructive.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Divine.

4. Hafiz uses the imagery of the poem "To Build a ______" to describe the process of building character.
(a) Swing.
(b) Church.
(c) Child.
(d) House.

5. In the poem "That Shapes the ______", Hafiz the purity and easy happiness of youth and the benefits of focusing on God in age.
(a) Face.
(b) Hands.
(c) Eye.
(d) Soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz was the youngest child of the family having _____ older brothers.

2. Hafiz reveals his own _____ in asking for divine affection in the poem called "Mismatched Newlyweds".

3. Hafiz suggests that he has become so close to God and cleansed of the pain and longing in the poem "The Lamp That Needs no _____".

4. In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it.

5. In the poem "I Hold the _______ Paw", Hafiz describes God as an animal with whom he dances.

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