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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. God's dance is described by Hafiz as being the ultimate source of all movement in the poem "No _____".
(a) Rest.
(b) Stopping.
(c) Problem.
(d) Conflict.

2. 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.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Fifty.

3. In Chapter two, Hafiz's poems portray him as a kind of _______ using his own experiences to offer wisdom.
(a) Salesman.
(b) Priest.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Blacksmith.

4. The seventh chapter closes with praise of mediation in the poem "Let ______ Become Your Beautiful Lover".
(a) God.
(b) Life.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Thought.

5. Hafiz explains that his purpose in writing is to put words to the longing of human hearts in the poem "I Hope You Won't _____ This Old Man".
(a) Kill.
(b) Sue.
(c) Laugh at.
(d) Hit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz encourages believers to make themselves sources of love and hope in the poem "Like a Life-Giving _____".

2. Hafiz uses the metaphor of a prostitute for God promising good directions in the poem "Turn Left ______ Feet From Here".

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

4. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz was the youngest child of the family having _____ older brothers.

5. In the poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" Hafiz uses the symbols of the illusory Earth falling away and the fullness of God opening like a ____ in his heart.

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