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

2. Hafiz uses the image of being on a mule exploring God's wonder in the poem "The Mule Got Drunk and Lost in _____".
(a) The woods.
(b) The desert.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Hell.

3. The first poem of Chapter 13 "______" suggests that everything in creation is part of God's body and so deserves to be revered.
(a) Humility.
(b) Grace.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Reverence.

4. The opening essay gives the approximate dates during which Hafiz lived and states that he was a contemporary of _______.
(a) H. Wilberforce Clarke.
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(c) Henry S. Mindlin.
(d) William Shakespeare.

5. In the poem "I _____ for you God" Hafiz praises the qualities that relationship with God cultivates in people.
(a) Vote.
(b) Care.
(c) Write.
(d) Sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Who Wrote the Music", Hafiz describes himself as the ________ of men's thoughts.

2. Hafiz is a __________ ready to be eaten in the poem, "Throw Me on a Scale" in this collection of poetry.

3. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.

4. Hafiz reveals his own _____ in asking for divine affection in the poem called "Mismatched Newlyweds".

5. Hafiz uses a misled fish to symbolize people experiencing the confusion of life in "Trying to Wear _____"

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