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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "A ____ in Each Act and Creature" describes the life-giving and earth-beautifying of the sun as an expression of divine affection.
(a) Branch.
(b) Root.
(c) Chord.
(d) Keystone.

2. "The Heart's ___________" occurs when it makes itself God's pawn, according to Hafiz in his writing.
(a) Coronation.
(b) Witnessing.
(c) Song.
(d) Truth.

3. Who is getting ready for a cosmic celebration in "Then Winks" by Hafiz?
(a) Hafiz.
(b) Snake.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Cockroach.

4. Hafiz instructs people to learn to see cause to celebrate even the mundane in the poem "If the Falling of a _____"
(a) Horseshoe.
(b) Hoof.
(c) Foot.
(d) Paw.

5. _______ was a major part of Persian culture including such accomplished masters as Saadi, Attar, and Rumi.
(a) Baking.
(b) Painting.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Sculpting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz became a ______ master in his sixties after studying for decades and trying to win the heart of a local beauty.

2. "Bring the Man to Me" describes a master who knows that his ____ is praying for freedom and summons him.

3. Within his poetry, Hafiz tells the reader that he is speaking _______ truths mean to free people to celebrate and revel in the divine.

4. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.

5. Hafiz describes God as a Golden ______ that takes the soul soaring in the poem titled "Lifts Beyond Conception".

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