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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz uses the image of the ocean's defying gravity to symbolize a life in the supreme safety of "God's ______".
(a) Well.
(b) Chalice.
(c) Bowl.
(d) Bucket.

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

3. The poem "Removing the ______ From the Temple" describes any place where where is praying as the temple of God.
(a) Shoe.
(b) Hat.
(c) Shirt.
(d) Sock.

4. "Lousy at ___________" is a poem about how God is a priceless jewel which is broken apart by man.
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Carving.

5. God's dance is described by Hafiz as being the ultimate source of all movement in the poem "No _____".
(a) Problem.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Stopping.
(d) Rest.

Short Answer 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.

2. Hafiz encourages people to bail from churches and cling to the lifeboats of poetry in the poem "The Great _____".

3. Hafiz's home city was one of the few to have not been ravaged by the invasions of the Mongols and the _______.

4. The first poem of Chapter 13 "______" suggests that everything in creation is part of God's body and so deserves to be revered.

5. Hafiz describes the situation of an insect and uses it to teach about compassion towards the weak in the poem "Courteous to the _____".

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