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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hafiz deals with the issue of men listening to their worst selves in the poem "______ Deals".
(a) Crooked.
(b) Straight.
(c) Forthright.
(d) Many.

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

4. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz wrote between _______ poems, some of which were destroyed by fundamentalist Islamic leaders.
(a) 300-500.
(b) 50-70.
(c) 30-50.
(d) 500-700.

5. According to the Islamic fundamentalist leaders, it was ______ to claim intimacy with the divine.
(a) Standard practice.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Devout.
(d) Blasphemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.

2. In his poem "That Regal _____", Hafiz uses a garment to symbolize the joy of living in God's love.

3. "Between Our Poles" is a poem which compares humanity's ability to display the characteristics of God to the _____________.

4. In Hafiz's poem "Wise Men Keep Talking About" God is portrayed as a ______ and life is a love factory.

5. Humanity is a fish on a _________ when it is separated from God, according to the final poem of the section by Hafiz.

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