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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The poems "God Just Came Near", "The Sun Never Says", and "The Seed Cracked Open" use imagery from ______ to describe the connection to God.
(a) Walking.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Forestry.
(d) Gardening.

3. The poem "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.
(a) Hand.
(b) Foot.
(c) Face.
(d) Cheek.

4. Hafiz became a ______ master in his sixties after studying for decades and trying to win the heart of a local beauty.
(a) Zoroastrian.
(b) Shiite.
(c) Zen.
(d) Sufi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.

2. Hafiz believed that a Perfect Master personifies all of the following qualities except _______ and expresses them in every activity of life.

3. Hafiz wrote his poems in the ______ century. However, dignitaries throughout the ages since, including the Queen of England consulted his works.

4. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.

5. Hafiz studied under ______ another poet of great renown. He was taught poetry, chemistry, theology, nature and harmonious living.

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