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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 suggests that surrender is _____ in the poem "The Clay Bowl's Destiny" and is God's intent for life on earth.
(a) Weakness.
(b) Annihilation.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Foolish.

2. 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) Endure.
(b) Love.
(c) Hear.
(d) Listen.

3. _________ is the fruit of creation and then its prized possession and source of joy, according to Hafiz.
(a) Madness.
(b) Money.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Deity.

4. In the poem "That Shapes the ______", Hafiz the purity and easy happiness of youth and the benefits of focusing on God in age.
(a) Eye.
(b) Face.
(c) Hands.
(d) Soul.

5. Hafiz uses agricultural images to express the idea that humans are God's precious crop in the poem "His Winter _____".
(a) Solstice.
(b) Crop.
(c) Light.
(d) Harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz uses a misled fish to symbolize people experiencing the confusion of life in "Trying to Wear _____"

2. The poem "_____ Gods" opens the tenth chapter and focuses on drawing attention away from counterfeit gods.

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

4. The poem "This _____" describes unity with God as a place from which one must invite others to join in.

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

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