View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A poem is an ornery __________ which begs to be heard, according to the writing of Hafiz.
(a) Sprite.
(b) Demon.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Mother.

2. _________ is the word for remembrance in which humanity best meditates on the qualities of God.
(a) Zada.
(b) Zikr.
(c) Zak.
(d) Sakr.

3. "The Heart's ___________" occurs when it makes itself God's pawn, according to Hafiz in his writing.
(a) Song.
(b) Truth.
(c) Coronation.
(d) Witnessing.

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

5. "All Then You Are" is a poem which describes all of the manifestations of ________ all inspiring Hafiz to worship.
(a) God.
(b) The Goddess.
(c) The devil.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "That Shapes the ______", Hafiz the purity and easy happiness of youth and the benefits of focusing on God in age.

2. Hafiz uses the image of the ocean's defying gravity to symbolize a life in the supreme safety of "God's ______".

3. Hafiz speaks to that moment one can sit in the pain of longing and listen intently to God in the poem "When you can _____".

4. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."

5. The final poem of chapter ten is called "Too ______ " and describes the bliss of unity that Hafiz experiences.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 232 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample