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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hafiz discusses the experience of falling out of trust with God and then moving towards trusting again in the poem "A Still ____".
(a) Mind.
(b) Cup.
(c) Tree.
(d) Pool.

3. The relationship between teacher and ______ is so intimate that it feels like a marriage is the subject of the poem "I Want Both of Us".
(a) Student.
(b) Prodigy.
(c) Servant.
(d) Slave.

4. Hafiz uses the imagery of the poem "To Build a ______" to describe the process of building character.
(a) Child.
(b) Swing.
(c) House.
(d) Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "A _____ Rim" describes his soul flying from him into heaven to sing with God.

2. In the poem "The Old _____", Hafiz suggests that people regard each other with the gentle care the instrumentalist gives to his instruments.

3. Hafiz wrote his poems in the ______ century. However, dignitaries throughout the ages since, including the Queen of England consulted his works.

4. The poem "So Many _____" is used by Hafiz to represent all the blessings of God that go unclaimed.

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

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