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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 uses the image of the ocean's defying gravity to symbolize a life in the supreme safety of "God's ______".
(a) Well.
(b) Bucket.
(c) Chalice.
(d) Bowl.

2. Hafiz's home city was one of the few to have not been ravaged by the invasions of the Mongols and the _______.
(a) Romans.
(b) Tartars.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Greeks.

3. Hafiz grew up in simple surroundings as the son of a _______ who died when Hafiz was only a teenager.
(a) Silversmith.
(b) Priest.
(c) Coal merchant.
(d) Writer.

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

5. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.
(a) In a community.
(b) Individually.
(c) As a family.
(d) As a couple.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his studies of Islamic law, theology, grammar, math, astrology, and calligraphy, Hafiz worked as a ______ assistant.

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

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

4. Hafiz describes the situation of an insect and uses it to teach about compassion towards the weak in the poem "Courteous to the _____".

5. Hafiz uses guests at a ______ party as object lessons in the poem "If God Invited you to a Party".

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