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

2. Hafiz believes that he is merely "A Hole in a __________" that God plays when he is writing and living his life.
(a) Tuba.
(b) Stone.
(c) Reed.
(d) Flute.

3. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.
(a) As a couple.
(b) As a family.
(c) Individually.
(d) In a community.

4. In the poem "_____ Wandering" Hafiz describes the whole of creation as being as fragile as the sprout under a large animal.
(a) Rhinoceros.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Camel.
(d) Lion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The ________ Girl," Hafiz realizes he needs to leave his own sense of self behind when he is approaching God.

2. The poem "Removing the ______ From the Temple" describes any place where where is praying as the temple of God.

3. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.

4. Hafiz uses the image of the ocean's defying gravity to symbolize a life in the supreme safety of "God's ______".

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

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