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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first poem in Chapter 14 is called "A ____ For Your Head" in which Hafiz offers comfort to those exhausted by their trying to exist separate from God.
(a) Lap.
(b) Cushion.
(c) Pillow.
(d) Blanket.

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

3. One of the major themes of the poems in the seventh chapter is discerning _____ from counterfeit.
(a) Money.
(b) Truth.
(c) God.
(d) Relationship.

4. A poem is an ornery __________ which begs to be heard, according to the writing of Hafiz.
(a) Ghost.
(b) Sprite.
(c) Demon.
(d) Mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel Ladinsky describes Hafiz as a poet who has inspired some of the worlds greatest _______.

2. Hafiz believed that a Perfect Master personifies all of the following qualities except _______ and expresses them in every activity of life.

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

4. Hafiz is said to have devoted himself to a ______ day vigil at the tomb of a saint said to be able to grant the deepest desires of anyone.

5. The feverish pursuit of male dogs for female dogs in heat is used as the standard for people's pursuit of God in the poem "______ Love".

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