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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) Sun.
(b) Moon.
(c) Planet.
(d) Earth.

2. In the poem "I Hold the _______ Paw", Hafiz describes God as an animal with whom he dances.
(a) Dog's.
(b) Lion's.
(c) Tiger's.
(d) Cat's.

3. Hafiz studied under ______ another poet of great renown. He was taught poetry, chemistry, theology, nature and harmonious living.
(a) Attar.
(b) Saadi.
(c) Lalla.
(d) Rumi.

4. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.
(a) Intimidation.
(b) Supplication.
(c) Consternation.
(d) Propagation.

5. Hafiz reveals his own _____ in asking for divine affection in the poem called "Mismatched Newlyweds".
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Boldness.
(c) Despair.
(d) Shyness.

Short Answer 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.

2. Hafiz describes the hopelessness and lack of compassion that characterize people who have lost their way in the poem "Someone Untied Your _____".

3. Hafiz describes the unity of God and his worshipers in the poem "Laughing at the word _______."

4. Ladinsky used the work of ______ published in 1891 to guide this particular translation of Hafiz's work.

5. Hafiz's home city was one of the few to have not been ravaged by the invasions of the Mongols and the _______.

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