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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "I Have Learned so Much", Hafiz suggests that he is so _______ and freed that he can't even identify with a particular sex anymore.
(a) Depressed.
(b) Silent.
(c) Solemn.
(d) Burned up.

2. _______ was a major part of Persian culture including such accomplished masters as Saadi, Attar, and Rumi.
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Baking.
(d) Painting.

3. In the poem "Muhammad's _____" Hafiz uses the metaphor of spider-web-weaving to describe finding God.
(a) Friend.
(b) Spider.
(c) Twin.
(d) Soul.

4. Hafiz uses guests at a ______ party as object lessons in the poem "If God Invited you to a Party".
(a) Drunken.
(b) Private.
(c) Holy.
(d) Outrageous.

5. The poem "The Millstone's _____" describes God's unique ability to speak to the hearts deepest longings.
(a) Talents.
(b) Deceptions.
(c) Grinding.
(d) Offerings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "_____ God" Hafiz uses the imagery of a concert in the heavens and the tedious work of breaking God apart.

2. Hafiz uses agricultural images to express the idea that humans are God's precious crop in the poem "His Winter _____".

3. The poem "This Sane Idea" asks that people leave their ______ behind when going on the search for God.

4. According to Ladinksy, Hafiz's poetry has often been used in an ______ fashion, like astrology or the tarot.

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

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