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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter one's poem's are more _______ and use imagery from nature, music, dining, fishing, hunting, etc.
(a) Elegant.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Heavy-hearted.
(d) Light-hearted.

2. The poems "God Just Came Near", "The Sun Never Says", and "The Seed Cracked Open" use imagery from ______ to describe the connection to God.
(a) Walking.
(b) Forestry.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Gardening.

3. In the poem "I Hold the _______ Paw", Hafiz describes God as an animal with whom he dances.
(a) Tiger's.
(b) Lion's.
(c) Cat's.
(d) Dog's.

4. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.
(a) Soul.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Heart.
(d) Mind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz is known for his attempts to free people through intimacy with the divine from the control of ______.

2. 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.

3. Ladinsky used the work of ______ published in 1891 to guide this particular translation of Hafiz's work.

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

5. According to the Islamic fundamentalist leaders, it was ______ to claim intimacy with the divine.

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