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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz uses the image of all creation applauding in the warm gaze of God in the poem "Life Starts ______".
(a) Laughing.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Clapping.
(d) Celebrating.

2. In the final poem of Chapter 8, Hafiz reiterates that the _____ moment is meant for worship in "Now is the Time".
(a) Scheduled.
(b) Past.
(c) Future.
(d) Present.

3. A person will be swallowed up by __________ if he does not find joyful work, according to Hafiz.
(a) Their ego.
(b) The waters.
(c) The world.
(d) A book.

4. The poem "So Many _____" is used by Hafiz to represent all the blessings of God that go unclaimed.
(a) Gifts.
(b) Wasted.
(c) Presents.
(d) Notices.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Tender Mouth" speaks of offering one's ___________ to Earth after death, as Hafiz describes it.

2. _________ is the fruit of creation and then its prized possession and source of joy, according to Hafiz.

3. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."

4. In the poem "What the Hell" Hafiz is unable to contain his ecstatic love and decorates a girl's house with _____.

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

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