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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Path of Blame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "The Prophets" the people wonder "How long should we keep pounding this cold _____?"
(a) Silver.
(b) Lead.
(c) Gold.
(d) Iron.

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

3. The ________ breath brings a presence, through the head to the heart, with a mantra, "God alone is real."
(a) Outward.
(b) Inward.
(c) Truth.
(d) Quiet.

4. "Sufis adore the darkness of the deep night, like the blackness of the ______ cloth, when conversation with the divine is easiest."
(a) Kaaba.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Pillow.
(d) Temple.

5. The spiritual journey discussed by Shams and Rumi is one in which one needs to break down the self to find the basic roots of _________ in humanity.
(a) Witnessing.
(b) Honor.
(c) Peacefulness.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt , gradually came to power there, and made a complicated trade route.

2. The _________ represents the imagination where the spiritual journey takes place, according to Rumi.

3. The journey is a practice of ____________, rather than studying or learning with logic from the mind.

4. A baby __________ hears a whistling and is thus driven to fly into the sky, according to Rumi.

5. Love is more than an old study of _________, according to the writing of Rumi in this section.

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