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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) Bowl.
(b) Chalice.
(c) Bucket.
(d) Well.

2. Hafiz claims that poetry is uniquely gifted in its ability to unleash ______ in "Your Camel is Loaded to Sing".
(a) Voice.
(b) Truth.
(c) Music.
(d) Song.

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

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

5. The poem "Where Great ______ Love to Piss" talks about the folly of building temples instead of just worshiping in nature.
(a) Lions.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Camels.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Lousy at ___________" is a poem about how God is a priceless jewel which is broken apart by man.

2. Hafiz uses the image of God as the ocean and anger is the thing that sinks men's boats in the poem called "The Great _____".

3. The poem "A ____ in Each Act and Creature" describes the life-giving and earth-beautifying of the sun as an expression of divine affection.

4. Chapter 7 opens with the poem "Really Just a ______" in which Hafiz suggests everything is God's musical instrument.

5. In the poem "I Have Learned so Much", Hafiz suggests that he is so _______ and freed that he can't even identify with a particular sex anymore.

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