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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "That Shapes the ______", Hafiz the purity and easy happiness of youth and the benefits of focusing on God in age.
(a) Face.
(b) Hands.
(c) Eye.
(d) Soul.

2. In "The ________ Girl," Hafiz realizes he needs to leave his own sense of self behind when he is approaching God.
(a) Good.
(b) Ticket.
(c) Hatcheck.
(d) Maid.

3. The poem "It Will Stretch Out Its Leg" compares poetry to a man ______ someone to make them stop and listen.
(a) Kicking.
(b) Tripping.
(c) Yelling at.
(d) Pushing.

4. Hafiz describes the pain of seeing a decrease in love or understanding in the world in the poem "The ____ is Right".
(a) Mind.
(b) Heart.
(c) Love.
(d) Head.

5. In the poem "We Have not Come to Take ________", Hafiz suggests that people run from those who threaten one's spiritual vision.
(a) Cattle.
(b) Valuables.
(c) Prisoners.
(d) Names.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ladinsky suggests that Hafiz is on the same level as other luminaries including all of the following except _______.

2. In the final poem of Chapter 8, Hafiz reiterates that the _____ moment is meant for worship in "Now is the Time".

3. "The Heart's ___________" occurs when it makes itself God's pawn, according to Hafiz in his writing.

4. Hafiz grew up in simple surroundings as the son of a _______ who died when Hafiz was only a teenager.

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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