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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "That Shapes the ______", Hafiz the purity and easy happiness of youth and the benefits of focusing on God in age.
(a) Eye.
(b) Hands.
(c) Soul.
(d) Face.

2. The poem "A ______ Feather" is used to describe the process of going through flawed spiritual understanding before spiritual maturity.
(a) Bright.
(b) Strange.
(c) Light.
(d) Colored.

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

4. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz was the youngest child of the family having _____ older brothers.
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. In the chapter's closing poem "That Magnificent ______", Hafiz compares himself to a cypress.
(a) Tree.
(b) Being.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) Storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz wrote between _______ poems, some of which were destroyed by fundamentalist Islamic leaders.

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

3. In the poem "Who Wrote the Music", Hafiz describes himself as the ________ of men's thoughts.

4. Hafiz wrote his poems in the ______ century. However, dignitaries throughout the ages since, including the Queen of England consulted his works.

5. The poem "Don't _____ Again" opens up the fifth chapter and encourages people to seek God throughout their life.

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