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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 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) Face.
(d) Soul.

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

3. Hafiz refers to the process of growing in love and knowledge by making oneself a student of a master in these things "The _____ Work".
(a) Meaningful.
(b) Great.
(c) Important.
(d) Good.

4. Hafiz uses the image of sunlight on a ______ to describe love in the poem "It Felt Love".
(a) Carnation.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Rose.
(d) Lily.

5. The poem "Some Fill With Each Good _____" encourages people to give their most intimate affection to those who requite it.
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Sun.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem "I Have Learned so Much", Hafiz suggests that he is so _______ and freed that he can't even identify with a particular sex anymore.

3. In the poem "Your _____ and my _______" Hafiz describes the eternal communion between souls.

4. _______ was a major part of Persian culture including such accomplished masters as Saadi, Attar, and Rumi.

5. The seventh chapter closes with praise of mediation in the poem "Let ______ Become Your Beautiful Lover".

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