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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Having demonstrated his ability as a poet, Hafiz won several positions including all of the following except ______.
(a) Poet laureate.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Court poet.
(d) College professor.

2. The poem "A _____ Rim" describes his soul flying from him into heaven to sing with God.
(a) Glass.
(b) Gossamer.
(c) Crystal.
(d) Golden.

3. Hafiz is known for his attempts to free people through intimacy with the divine from the control of ______.
(a) Economics.
(b) Government.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Religion.

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

5. In the poem "The Ear That was Sold to a _____" Hafiz sends body parts with far-flung animals to spy on God.
(a) Pig.
(b) Bird.
(c) Cat.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Seed Cracked Open", Hafiz describes the finding of the relationship with God to an opened ______.

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 the poem "Curfews" ______ is the key to freedom that Hafiz offers to the reader.

4. Hafiz uses the imagery of the poem "To Build a ______" to describe the process of building character.

5. According to Ladinksy, Hafiz's poetry has often been used in an ______ fashion, like astrology or the tarot.

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