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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz was known to live in ______, and even now there are as many copies of his Divan as there are copies of the Quran.
(a) Uffizi.
(b) Shiraz.
(c) Konia.
(d) Tabriz.

2. In the poem "Out of God's _____" Hafiz uses imagery from nature to describe himself as a carrier of God's blessings.
(a) Shoe.
(b) Glove.
(c) Hat.
(d) Coat.

3. According to the Islamic fundamentalist leaders, it was ______ to claim intimacy with the divine.
(a) Standard practice.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Devout.
(d) Blasphemy.

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

5. Humanity is a fish on a _________ when it is separated from God, according to the final poem of the section by Hafiz.
(a) Horse.
(b) Flute.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Why not be polite" Hafiz invites everyone to listen to those around them as if ____ were speaking through them.

2. In the poem "_____ Wandering" Hafiz describes the whole of creation as being as fragile as the sprout under a large animal.

3. In the poem "_____ God" Hafiz uses the imagery of a concert in the heavens and the tedious work of breaking God apart.

4. Having demonstrated his ability as a poet, Hafiz won several positions including all of the following except ______.

5. Chapter 9 opens with the poem "The Prettiest ______" in which human beings are compared to dumb herding animals.

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