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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it.
(a) Vintage.
(b) Great.
(c) Humble.
(d) Aged.

2. Hafiz describes the pain of seeing a decrease in love or understanding in the world in the poem "The ____ is Right".
(a) Head.
(b) Love.
(c) Mind.
(d) Heart.

3. Hafiz describes the unity of God and his worshipers in the poem "Laughing at the word _______."
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Many.
(d) Three.

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

5. Hafiz uses the image of the ocean's defying gravity to symbolize a life in the supreme safety of "God's ______".
(a) Chalice.
(b) Bucket.
(c) Well.
(d) Bowl.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "_____ Wandering" Hafiz describes the whole of creation as being as fragile as the sprout under a large animal.

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

3. The poem "A ______ Feather" is used to describe the process of going through flawed spiritual understanding before spiritual maturity.

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

5. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."

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