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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ladinsky suggests that Hafiz is on the same level as other luminaries including all of the following except _______.
(a) Ramakrishna.
(b) Lalla.
(c) Rumi.
(d) Francis of Assisi.

3. The poem "Love is the Funeral Pyre" returns to the idea of burning away all that is ______.
(a) Divine.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Constructive.

4. Hafiz describes the situation of an insect and uses it to teach about compassion towards the weak in the poem "Courteous to the _____".
(a) Ant.
(b) Beetle.
(c) Cockroach.
(d) Grasshopper.

5. The poem "A _____ Rim" describes his soul flying from him into heaven to sing with God.
(a) Glass.
(b) Golden.
(c) Crystal.
(d) Gossamer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.

2. Hafiz asks the reader to forgive this illusory life for its painfulness in the poem "Forgive the _____".

3. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.

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

5. Hafiz believed that a Perfect Master personifies all of the following qualities except _______ and expresses them in every activity of life.

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