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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Hafiz is said to have devoted himself to a ______ day vigil at the tomb of a saint said to be able to grant the deepest desires of anyone.
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Sixty.

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

5. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.
(a) Dumb Animals.
(b) Footprints.
(c) Water Buffalo.
(d) Camels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz uses guests at a ______ party as object lessons in the poem "If God Invited you to a Party".

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

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

4. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.

5. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz wrote between _______ poems, some of which were destroyed by fundamentalist Islamic leaders.

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