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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hafiz reveals his own _____ in asking for divine affection in the poem called "Mismatched Newlyweds".
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Boldness.
(c) Despair.
(d) Shyness.

3. The poem "This Sane Idea" asks that people leave their ______ behind when going on the search for God.
(a) Egos.
(b) Tempers.
(c) Animals.
(d) Clothes.

4. The poem "Some Fill With Each Good _____" encourages people to give their most intimate affection to those who requite it.
(a) Snow.
(b) Rain.
(c) Sun.
(d) Wind.

5. "The Heart's ___________" occurs when it makes itself God's pawn, according to Hafiz in his writing.
(a) Truth.
(b) Song.
(c) Witnessing.
(d) Coronation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it.

2. In the poem "_____Hear Watchdogs" Hafiz describes the idea that true believers don't feel they have to trick God into blessing them.

3. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.

4. When God's lute begs for a _________ hands, that when this person is able to be useful to God, according to Hafiz.

5. According to Ladinksy, Hafiz's poetry has often been used in an ______ fashion, like astrology or the tarot.

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