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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter's closing poem "That Magnificent ______", Hafiz compares himself to a cypress.
(a) Storm.
(b) Being.
(c) Tree.
(d) Rainbow.

2. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.
(a) Pigs.
(b) Birds.
(c) Deer.
(d) Rabbits.

3. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.
(a) Water Buffalo.
(b) Camels.
(c) Footprints.
(d) Dumb Animals.

4. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.
(a) Project.
(b) Subject.
(c) Introject.
(d) Object.

5. The poem "Removing the ______ From the Temple" describes any place where where is praying as the temple of God.
(a) Shirt.
(b) Sock.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz won the admiration of the Zoroastrian master ______ who said that Hafiz's poetry contains all the secrets of the spiritual path.

2. In the poem "Curfews" ______ is the key to freedom that Hafiz offers to the reader.

3. Hafiz studied under ______ another poet of great renown. He was taught poetry, chemistry, theology, nature and harmonious living.

4. Daniel Ladinsky describes Hafiz as a poet who has inspired some of the worlds greatest _______.

5. Hafiz grew up in simple surroundings as the son of a _______ who died when Hafiz was only a teenager.

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