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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz grew up in simple surroundings as the son of a _______ who died when Hafiz was only a teenager.
(a) Silversmith.
(b) Writer.
(c) Coal merchant.
(d) Priest.

2. 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.

3. Hafiz describes the situation of an insect and uses it to teach about compassion towards the weak in the poem "Courteous to the _____".
(a) Cockroach.
(b) Grasshopper.
(c) Ant.
(d) Beetle.

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

5. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.
(a) Water Buffalo.
(b) Dumb Animals.
(c) Camels.
(d) Footprints.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.

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

3. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz wrote between _______ poems, some of which were destroyed by fundamentalist Islamic leaders.

4. In "The Seed Cracked Open", Hafiz describes the finding of the relationship with God to an opened ______.

5. The poem "Don't _____ Again" opens up the fifth chapter and encourages people to seek God throughout their life.

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