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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Islamic fundamentalist leaders, it was ______ to claim intimacy with the divine.
(a) Standard practice.
(b) Devout.
(c) Rhetoric.
(d) Blasphemy.

2. In the poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" Hafiz uses the symbols of the illusory Earth falling away and the fullness of God opening like a ____ in his heart.
(a) Yellow, Rose.
(b) Blue, Lilly.
(c) White, Rose.
(d) Blue, Rose.

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

4. The final poem of chapter ten is called "Too ______ " and describes the bliss of unity that Hafiz experiences.
(a) Amazing.
(b) Fantastic.
(c) Blissful.
(d) Wonderful.

5. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.
(a) Mind.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Soul.
(d) Heart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem "The Ear That was Sold to a _____" Hafiz sends body parts with far-flung animals to spy on God.

3. Ladinsky suggests that Hafiz is on the same level as other luminaries including all of the following except _______.

4. In the poem "That Shapes the ______", Hafiz the purity and easy happiness of youth and the benefits of focusing on God in age.

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

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