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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Comparing God to a Lion, Hafiz suggests that worshipers learn to hold the ______ paw.
(a) Untamed.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Sweaty.
(d) Clawed.

2. Within his poetry, Hafiz tells the reader that he is speaking _______ truths mean to free people to celebrate and revel in the divine.
(a) Moral.
(b) Selective.
(c) Universal.
(d) Archaic.

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

4. Daniel Ladinsky describes Hafiz as a poet who has inspired some of the worlds greatest _______.
(a) Writers.
(b) Playwrights.
(c) Poets.
(d) Musicians.

5. Hafiz describes the unity of God and his worshipers in the poem "Laughing at the word _______."
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Many.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The poem "A ______ Feather" is used to describe the process of going through flawed spiritual understanding before spiritual maturity.

4. The poem "This Sane Idea" asks that people leave their ______ behind when going on the search for God.

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

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