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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 9 opens with the poem "The Prettiest ______" in which human beings are compared to dumb herding animals.
(a) Sheep.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Mule.
(d) Cow.

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

3. 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.

4. The poem "Removing the ______ From the Temple" describes any place where where is praying as the temple of God.
(a) Shoe.
(b) Shirt.
(c) Hat.
(d) Sock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz uses the imagery of the poem "To Build a ______" to describe the process of building character.

2. Chapter one's poem's are more _______ and use imagery from nature, music, dining, fishing, hunting, etc.

3. _______ was a major part of Persian culture including such accomplished masters as Saadi, Attar, and Rumi.

4. In the poem "I Have Learned so Much", Hafiz suggests that he is so _______ and freed that he can't even identify with a particular sex anymore.

5. The poem "The Millstone's _____" describes God's unique ability to speak to the hearts deepest longings.

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