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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "So Many _____" is used by Hafiz to represent all the blessings of God that go unclaimed.
(a) Presents.
(b) Wasted.
(c) Notices.
(d) Gifts.

2. Ladinsky used the work of ______ published in 1891 to guide this particular translation of Hafiz's work.
(a) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(b) Meher Baba.
(c) H. Wilberforce Clarke.
(d) Henry S. Mindlin.

3. Hafiz refers to the process of growing in love and knowledge by making oneself a student of a master in these things "The _____ Work".
(a) Good.
(b) Important.
(c) Meaningful.
(d) Great.

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

5. During his studies of Islamic law, theology, grammar, math, astrology, and calligraphy, Hafiz worked as a ______ assistant.
(a) Blacksmith's.
(b) Calligrapher's.
(c) Butcher's.
(d) Baker's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz became a ______ master in his sixties after studying for decades and trying to win the heart of a local beauty.

2. In the poem "What the Hell" Hafiz is unable to contain his ecstatic love and decorates a girl's house with _____.

3. Hafiz uses the image of all creation applauding in the warm gaze of God in the poem "Life Starts ______".

4. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.

5. Hafiz sometimes includes himself in his poems in the _______ person as a way of signing them.

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