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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.
(a) Mind.
(b) Heart.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Soul.

2. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.
(a) Consternation.
(b) Intimidation.
(c) Propagation.
(d) Supplication.

3. Hafiz studied under ______ another poet of great renown. He was taught poetry, chemistry, theology, nature and harmonious living.
(a) Attar.
(b) Rumi.
(c) Lalla.
(d) Saadi.

4. In the poem "Who Wrote the Music", Hafiz describes himself as the ________ of men's thoughts.
(a) Complicator.
(b) Destroyer.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Composer.

5. 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.
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Forty.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his studies of Islamic law, theology, grammar, math, astrology, and calligraphy, Hafiz worked as a ______ assistant.

2. The opening essay gives the approximate dates during which Hafiz lived and states that he was a contemporary of _______.

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

4. In Chapter two, Hafiz's poems portray him as a kind of _______ using his own experiences to offer wisdom.

5. The poem "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.

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