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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 "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.
(a) Foot.
(b) Hand.
(c) Cheek.
(d) Face.

2. 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) Forty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Thirty.

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

4. The opening essay gives the approximate dates during which Hafiz lived and states that he was a contemporary of _______.
(a) H. Wilberforce Clarke.
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(c) Henry S. Mindlin.
(d) William Shakespeare.

5. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.
(a) As a couple.
(b) Individually.
(c) In a community.
(d) As a family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The Ear That was Sold to a _____" Hafiz sends body parts with far-flung animals to spy on God.

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

3. Chapter one's poem's are more _______ and use imagery from nature, music, dining, fishing, hunting, etc.

4. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz is thought of as an _______ so able was he to access the voice of God.

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

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