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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Ladinsky used the work of ______ published in 1891 to guide this particular translation of Hafiz's work.
(a) Henry S. Mindlin.
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(c) H. Wilberforce Clarke.
(d) Meher Baba.

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

5. Hafiz wrote his poems in the ______ century. However, dignitaries throughout the ages since, including the Queen of England consulted his works.
(a) Fourteenth.
(b) Thirteenth.
(c) Fifteenth.
(d) Sixteenth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hafiz uses agricultural images to express the idea that humans are God's precious crop in the poem "His Winter _____".

3. Hafiz speaks to that moment one can sit in the pain of longing and listen intently to God in the poem "When you can _____".

4. Hafiz is known for his attempts to free people through intimacy with the divine from the control of ______.

5. The poem "This _____" describes unity with God as a place from which one must invite others to join in.

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