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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 first poem of Chapter 13 "______" suggests that everything in creation is part of God's body and so deserves to be revered.
(a) Reverence.
(b) Grace.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Humility.

2. When Hafiz is so cleansed and finished by love, he becomes ___________ personified, ready to be consumed.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Truth.
(c) Honor.
(d) Knowledge.

3. The seventh chapter closes with praise of mediation in the poem "Let ______ Become Your Beautiful Lover".
(a) Life.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Thought.
(d) God.

4. Hafiz was known to live in ______, and even now there are as many copies of his Divan as there are copies of the Quran.
(a) Shiraz.
(b) Uffizi.
(c) Konia.
(d) Tabriz.

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) Violin.
(d) Tamborine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The _____ We Planted" Hafiz remembers his teacher Muhammad Attar and still longs for his affection.

2. The poem "It Will Stretch Out Its Leg" compares poetry to a man ______ someone to make them stop and listen.

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

4. Hafiz reveals his own _____ in asking for divine affection in the poem called "Mismatched Newlyweds".

5. 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.

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