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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Soul.
(c) Heart.
(d) Mind.

2. In the poem "The Ear That was Sold to a _____" Hafiz sends body parts with far-flung animals to spy on God.
(a) Bird.
(b) Pig.
(c) Fish.
(d) Cat.

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

4. The poem "So Many _____" is used by Hafiz to represent all the blessings of God that go unclaimed.
(a) Presents.
(b) Gifts.
(c) Notices.
(d) Wasted.

5. In the poem, "_______" Hafiz describes the agony of shedding selfishness.
(a) Allotment.
(b) Atonement.
(c) Effacement.
(d) Embarassment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz refers to the process of growing in love and knowledge by making oneself a student of a master in these things "The _____ Work".

2. Hafiz encourages everyone to be a teacher in the poem "How do I _____".

3. The poem "A _____ Rim" describes his soul flying from him into heaven to sing with God.

4. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz wrote between _______ poems, some of which were destroyed by fundamentalist Islamic leaders.

5. Hafiz is said to have devoted himself to a ______ day vigil at the tomb of a saint said to be able to grant the deepest desires of anyone.

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