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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz describes the situation of an insect and uses it to teach about compassion towards the weak in the poem "Courteous to the _____".
(a) Ant.
(b) Beetle.
(c) Grasshopper.
(d) Cockroach.

2. What does Hafiz encourage people to let go of when he is writing his poem, "Find a Better Job"?
(a) Peace.
(b) Stability.
(c) Money.
(d) Worry.

3. The poem "This _____" describes unity with God as a place from which one must invite others to join in.
(a) Union.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Separation.
(d) Love.

4. Hafiz speaks to that moment one can sit in the pain of longing and listen intently to God in the poem "When you can _____".
(a) Listen.
(b) Love.
(c) Endure.
(d) Hear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A person will be swallowed up by __________ if he does not find joyful work, according to Hafiz.

2. "The Tender Mouth" speaks of offering one's ___________ to Earth after death, as Hafiz describes it.

3. "All Then You Are" is a poem which describes all of the manifestations of ________ all inspiring Hafiz to worship.

4. Comparing God to a Lion, Hafiz suggests that worshipers learn to hold the ______ paw.

5. "The ________ Warehouse" is a place full of distractions from the divine, according to Hafiz.

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