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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Daniel Ladinsky describes Hafiz as a poet who has inspired some of the worlds greatest _______.
(a) Musicians.
(b) Writers.
(c) Playwrights.
(d) Poets.

2. In "The Seed Cracked Open", Hafiz describes the finding of the relationship with God to an opened ______.
(a) Window.
(b) Door.
(c) Flower.
(d) Seed.

3. Hafiz uses the imagery of the poem "To Build a ______" to describe the process of building character.
(a) Church.
(b) Child.
(c) Swing.
(d) House.

4. In the poem "We Have not Come to Take ________", Hafiz suggests that people run from those who threaten one's spiritual vision.
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Names.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Valuables.

5. Within his poetry, Hafiz tells the reader that he is speaking _______ truths mean to free people to celebrate and revel in the divine.
(a) Moral.
(b) Selective.
(c) Universal.
(d) Archaic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz wrote his poems in the ______ century. However, dignitaries throughout the ages since, including the Queen of England consulted his works.

2. The opening essay gives the approximate dates during which Hafiz lived and states that he was a contemporary of _______.

3. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.

4. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.

5. In the poem "The Ear That was Sold to a _____" Hafiz sends body parts with far-flung animals to spy on God.

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