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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "The Ear That was Sold to a _____" Hafiz sends body parts with far-flung animals to spy on God.
(a) Bird.
(b) Cat.
(c) Fish.
(d) Pig.

2. In the poem "What the Hell" Hafiz is unable to contain his ecstatic love and decorates a girl's house with _____.
(a) Flowers.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Poems.
(d) Birds.

3. Having demonstrated his ability as a poet, Hafiz won several positions including all of the following except ______.
(a) Court poet.
(b) Poet laureate.
(c) Teacher.
(d) College professor.

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

5. Hafiz uses the image of being on a mule exploring God's wonder in the poem "The Mule Got Drunk and Lost in _____".
(a) The desert.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The woods.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz describes the pain of seeing a decrease in love or understanding in the world in the poem "The ____ is Right".

2. In the poem "_____Hear Watchdogs" Hafiz describes the idea that true believers don't feel they have to trick God into blessing them.

3. Hafiz reveals his own _____ in asking for divine affection in the poem called "Mismatched Newlyweds".

4. Hafiz is known for his attempts to free people through intimacy with the divine from the control of ______.

5. Chapter 9 opens with the poem "The Prettiest ______" in which human beings are compared to dumb herding animals.

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