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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "So Many _____" is used by Hafiz to represent all the blessings of God that go unclaimed.
(a) Presents.
(b) Wasted.
(c) Gifts.
(d) Notices.

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

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

4. In the poem "Out of God's _____" Hafiz uses imagery from nature to describe himself as a carrier of God's blessings.
(a) Hat.
(b) Shoe.
(c) Glove.
(d) Coat.

5. God's dance is described by Hafiz as being the ultimate source of all movement in the poem "No _____".
(a) Stopping.
(b) Problem.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Rest.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Don't _____ Again" opens up the fifth chapter and encourages people to seek God throughout their life.

2. Hafiz suggests that he has become so close to God and cleansed of the pain and longing in the poem "The Lamp That Needs no _____".

3. When God's lute begs for a _________ hands, that when this person is able to be useful to God, according to Hafiz.

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

5. A poem is an ornery __________ which begs to be heard, according to the writing of Hafiz.

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