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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Between Our Poles" is a poem which compares humanity's ability to display the characteristics of God to the _____________.
(a) Art pieces in a museum.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Bible.
(d) Banks of a river.

2. Hafiz believes that he is merely "A Hole in a __________" that God plays when he is writing and living his life.
(a) Stone.
(b) Reed.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Flute.

3. "Love Lifts Me" is the response of the _________ who can defy gravity and gloom, according to Hafiz.
(a) Bird.
(b) Woman.
(c) God.
(d) Child.

4. In the poem "Your _____ and my _______" Hafiz describes the eternal communion between souls.
(a) Hand.
(b) Brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) Heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is getting ready for a cosmic celebration in "Then Winks" by Hafiz?

2. "_______" is a poem which describes the source of real poetry, according to Hafiz's perspective on life and writing.

3. Hafiz was known to live in ______, and even now there are as many copies of his Divan as there are copies of the Quran.

4. In Chapter 22 the first poem called "Stay With Us" the fellowship is defined by those who have shed _____.

5. Hafiz uses the image of the ocean's defying gravity to symbolize a life in the supreme safety of "God's ______".

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