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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz describes the situation of an insect and uses it to teach about compassion towards the weak in the poem "Courteous to the _____".
(a) Beetle.
(b) Cockroach.
(c) Ant.
(d) Grasshopper.

2. Hafiz encourages everyone to be a teacher in the poem "How do I _____".
(a) Listen.
(b) Teach.
(c) Speak.
(d) Tell.

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

4. "The Tender Mouth" speaks of offering one's ___________ to Earth after death, as Hafiz describes it.
(a) Book.
(b) Soul.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Body.

5. Hafiz studied under ______ another poet of great renown. He was taught poetry, chemistry, theology, nature and harmonious living.
(a) Rumi.
(b) Saadi.
(c) Attar.
(d) Lalla.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.

2. The seventh chapter closes with praise of mediation in the poem "Let ______ Become Your Beautiful Lover".

3. Hafiz speaks to that moment one can sit in the pain of longing and listen intently to God in the poem "When you can _____".

4. The poems "God Just Came Near", "The Sun Never Says", and "The Seed Cracked Open" use imagery from ______ to describe the connection to God.

5. Hafiz contrasts his own humility with the wild majesty of his Message in the poem "This Talking _____".

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