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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hafiz sometimes includes himself in his poems in the _______ person as a way of signing them.
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

3. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.
(a) Propagation.
(b) Supplication.
(c) Consternation.
(d) Intimidation.

4. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.
(a) Project.
(b) Subject.
(c) Object.
(d) Introject.

5. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz was the youngest child of the family having _____ older brothers.
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel Ladinsky describes Hafiz as a poet who has inspired some of the worlds greatest _______.

2. In the poem "We Have not Come to Take ________", Hafiz suggests that people run from those who threaten one's spiritual vision.

3. In Chapter two, Hafiz's poems portray him as a kind of _______ using his own experiences to offer wisdom.

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

5. Within his poetry, Hafiz tells the reader that he is speaking _______ truths mean to free people to celebrate and revel in the divine.

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