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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "_______" is a poem which describes the source of real poetry, according to Hafiz's perspective on life and writing.
(a) Yes.
(b) Wow.
(c) No.
(d) Truth.

2. _________ is the fruit of creation and then its prized possession and source of joy, according to Hafiz.
(a) Money.
(b) Madness.
(c) Deity.
(d) Smiling.

3. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.
(a) Object.
(b) Introject.
(c) Project.
(d) Subject.

4. Hafiz suggests that surrender is _____ in the poem "The Clay Bowl's Destiny" and is God's intent for life on earth.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Annihilation.

5. According to the Islamic fundamentalist leaders, it was ______ to claim intimacy with the divine.
(a) Rhetoric.
(b) Devout.
(c) Standard practice.
(d) Blasphemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "This _____" describes unity with God as a place from which one must invite others to join in.

2. Humanity is a fish on a _________ when it is separated from God, according to the final poem of the section by Hafiz.

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 the poem "The Ear That was Sold to a _____" Hafiz sends body parts with far-flung animals to spy on God.

5. _________ is the word for remembrance in which humanity best meditates on the qualities of God.

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