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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz instructs people to learn to see cause to celebrate even the mundane in the poem "If the Falling of a _____"
(a) Foot.
(b) Hoof.
(c) Paw.
(d) Horseshoe.

2. During his studies of Islamic law, theology, grammar, math, astrology, and calligraphy, Hafiz worked as a ______ assistant.
(a) Baker's.
(b) Calligrapher's.
(c) Blacksmith's.
(d) Butcher's.

3. Hafiz describes the hopelessness and lack of compassion that characterize people who have lost their way in the poem "Someone Untied Your _____".
(a) Dog.
(b) Lion.
(c) Camel.
(d) Elephant.

4. Hafiz encourages believers to make themselves sources of love and hope in the poem "Like a Life-Giving _____".
(a) Planet.
(b) Moon.
(c) Earth.
(d) Sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it.

3. Hafiz uses the image of all creation applauding in the warm gaze of God in the poem "Life Starts ______".

4. It is suggested in the fourth chapter that ______ is a transformer of perspective and character.

5. The poem "Removing the ______ From the Temple" describes any place where where is praying as the temple of God.

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