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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) Rumi.
(b) Ramakrishna.
(c) Francis of Assisi.
(d) Lalla.

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

3. 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) Depressed.
(b) Burned up.
(c) Silent.
(d) Solemn.

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

5. Hafiz won the admiration of the Zoroastrian master ______ who said that Hafiz's poetry contains all the secrets of the spiritual path.
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Jalaluddin Rumi.
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(d) Meher Baba.

Short Answer Questions

1. The opening essay gives the approximate dates during which Hafiz lived and states that he was a contemporary of _______.

2. Hafiz grew up in simple surroundings as the son of a _______ who died when Hafiz was only a teenager.

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

4. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.

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

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