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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "_____ Gods" opens the tenth chapter and focuses on drawing attention away from counterfeit gods.
(a) Tiny.
(b) Gigantic.
(c) Lesser.
(d) Demi.

2. In the poem "_____ Wandering" Hafiz describes the whole of creation as being as fragile as the sprout under a large animal.
(a) Elephant.
(b) Lion.
(c) Camel.
(d) Rhinoceros.

3. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.
(a) Heart.
(b) Soul.
(c) Mind.
(d) Spirit.

4. Hafiz uses the imagery of the poem "To Build a ______" to describe the process of building character.
(a) Child.
(b) Swing.
(c) House.
(d) Church.

5. Chapter 7 opens with the poem "Really Just a ______" in which Hafiz suggests everything is God's musical instrument.
(a) Drum.
(b) Flute.
(c) Tamborine.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Muhammad's _____" Hafiz uses the metaphor of spider-web-weaving to describe finding God.

2. The poem "So Many _____" is used by Hafiz to represent all the blessings of God that go unclaimed.

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

4. The seventh chapter closes with praise of mediation in the poem "Let ______ Become Your Beautiful Lover".

5. Life itself, rather than religion is described by Hafiz as the way to finding God in the poem "The _____ of Existence".

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