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

2. Hafiz uses the image of all creation applauding in the warm gaze of God in the poem "Life Starts ______".
(a) Clapping.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Celebrating.
(d) Smiling.

3. Having demonstrated his ability as a poet, Hafiz won several positions including all of the following except ______.
(a) Court poet.
(b) Teacher.
(c) College professor.
(d) Poet laureate.

4. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Deer.
(d) Birds.

5. The poem "A ______ Feather" is used to describe the process of going through flawed spiritual understanding before spiritual maturity.
(a) Colored.
(b) Bright.
(c) Light.
(d) Strange.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "So Many _____" is used by Hafiz to represent all the blessings of God that go unclaimed.

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

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

4. Hafiz grew up in simple surroundings as the son of a _______ who died when Hafiz was only a teenager.

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

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