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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poems "God Just Came Near", "The Sun Never Says", and "The Seed Cracked Open" use imagery from ______ to describe the connection to God.
(a) Forestry.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Walking.

2. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.
(a) Intimidation.
(b) Supplication.
(c) Propagation.
(d) Consternation.

3. In the poem "I Hold the _______ Paw", Hafiz describes God as an animal with whom he dances.
(a) Cat's.
(b) Lion's.
(c) Dog's.
(d) Tiger's.

4. Hafiz is said to have devoted himself to a ______ day vigil at the tomb of a saint said to be able to grant the deepest desires of anyone.
(a) Sixty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Fifty.

5. Daniel Ladinsky describes Hafiz as a poet who has inspired some of the worlds greatest _______.
(a) Musicians.
(b) Playwrights.
(c) Writers.
(d) Poets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz sometimes includes himself in his poems in the _______ person as a way of signing them.

2. In the poem "We Have not Come to Take ________", Hafiz suggests that people run from those who threaten one's spiritual vision.

3. Haifz uses his crush on a girl to symbolize his affection for God in the poem, "What the ______".

4. Hafiz describes the unity of God and his worshipers in the poem "Laughing at the word _______."

5. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.

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