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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz became a ______ master in his sixties after studying for decades and trying to win the heart of a local beauty.
(a) Sufi.
(b) Zoroastrian.
(c) Shiite.
(d) Zen.

2. In Chapter two, Hafiz's poems portray him as a kind of _______ using his own experiences to offer wisdom.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Priest.
(d) Salesman.

3. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz is thought of as an _______ so able was he to access the voice of God.
(a) Oracle.
(b) Astronaut.
(c) Apothecary.
(d) Artist.

4. 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.
(a) Solemn.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Burned up.
(d) Silent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz reveals his own _____ in asking for divine affection in the poem called "Mismatched Newlyweds".

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

3. Hafiz believed that a Perfect Master personifies all of the following qualities except _______ and expresses them in every activity of life.

4. The poem "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.

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

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