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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Hafiz's poem "Wise Men Keep Talking About" God is portrayed as a ______ and life is a love factory.
(a) Man.
(b) Teddy bear.
(c) Child.
(d) Woman.

2. In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it.
(a) Vintage.
(b) Aged.
(c) Humble.
(d) Great.

3. In the poem "I Hold the _______ Paw", Hafiz describes God as an animal with whom he dances.
(a) Tiger's.
(b) Dog's.
(c) Cat's.
(d) Lion's.

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

5. Hafiz uses the image of being on a mule exploring God's wonder in the poem "The Mule Got Drunk and Lost in _____".
(a) The woods.
(b) The desert.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz was the youngest child of the family having _____ older brothers.

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

3. Ladinsky suggests that Hafiz is on the same level as other luminaries including all of the following except _______.

4. Hafiz sometimes includes himself in his poems in the _______ person as a way of signing them.

5. In the poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" Hafiz uses the symbols of the illusory Earth falling away and the fullness of God opening like a ____ in his heart.

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