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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.
(a) Face.
(b) Cheek.
(c) Hand.
(d) Foot.

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. In the poem "I Hold the _______ Paw", Hafiz describes God as an animal with whom he dances.
(a) Cat's.
(b) Tiger's.
(c) Lion's.
(d) Dog's.

4. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.
(a) Individually.
(b) As a couple.
(c) In a community.
(d) As a family.

5. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.
(a) Pigs.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Birds.
(d) Deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "What the Hell" Hafiz is unable to contain his ecstatic love and decorates a girl's house with _____.

2. In the poem "We Have not Come to Take ________", Hafiz suggests that people run from those who threaten one's spiritual vision.

3. Ladinsky used the work of ______ published in 1891 to guide this particular translation of Hafiz's work.

4. The poem "This Sane Idea" asks that people leave their ______ behind when going on the search for God.

5. The poem "Love is the Funeral Pyre" returns to the idea of burning away all that is ______.

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