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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Walking.
(b) Forestry.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Shopping.

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

4. Hafiz refers to the process of growing in love and knowledge by making oneself a student of a master in these things "The _____ Work".
(a) Important.
(b) Good.
(c) Meaningful.
(d) Great.

5. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.
(a) In a community.
(b) Individually.
(c) As a family.
(d) As a couple.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Islamic fundamentalist leaders, it was ______ to claim intimacy with the divine.

2. The poem "Love is the Funeral Pyre" returns to the idea of burning away all that is ______.

3. In the poem "I Have Learned so Much", Hafiz suggests that he is so _______ and freed that he can't even identify with a particular sex anymore.

4. In the poem "Who Wrote the Music", Hafiz describes himself as the ________ of men's thoughts.

5. During his studies of Islamic law, theology, grammar, math, astrology, and calligraphy, Hafiz worked as a ______ assistant.

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