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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz wrote between _______ poems, some of which were destroyed by fundamentalist Islamic leaders.
(a) 500-700.
(b) 30-50.
(c) 300-500.
(d) 50-70.

3. The poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" uses the symbolism of blooming nature to describe the blossoming revelation of God.
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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

5. Hafiz describes the unity of God and his worshipers in the poem "Laughing at the word _______."
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Many.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ was a major part of Persian culture including such accomplished masters as Saadi, Attar, and Rumi.

2. Hafiz uses the image of sunlight on a ______ to describe love in the poem "It Felt Love".

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

4. Hafiz describes God as a Golden ______ that takes the soul soaring in the poem titled "Lifts Beyond Conception".

5. According to Ladinksy, Hafiz's poetry has often been used in an ______ fashion, like astrology or the tarot.

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