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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz uses the image of the ocean's defying gravity to symbolize a life in the supreme safety of "God's ______".
(a) Bucket.
(b) Bowl.
(c) Well.
(d) Chalice.

2. Hafiz describes the hopelessness and lack of compassion that characterize people who have lost their way in the poem "Someone Untied Your _____".
(a) Camel.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Lion.
(d) Dog.

3. Hafiz uses agricultural images to express the idea that humans are God's precious crop in the poem "His Winter _____".
(a) Light.
(b) Harvest.
(c) Crop.
(d) Solstice.

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

5. According to Ladinksy, Hafiz's poetry has often been used in an ______ fashion, like astrology or the tarot.
(a) Vernacular.
(b) Oracular.
(c) Vestibular.
(d) Columnar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter's closing poem "That Magnificent ______", Hafiz compares himself to a cypress.

2. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.

3. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.

4. Comparing God to a Lion, Hafiz suggests that worshipers learn to hold the ______ paw.

5. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.

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