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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.
(a) Deer.
(b) Birds.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Pigs.

2. Ladinsky suggests that Hafiz is on the same level as other luminaries including all of the following except _______.
(a) Rumi.
(b) Lalla.
(c) Ramakrishna.
(d) Francis of Assisi.

3. Life itself, rather than religion is described by Hafiz as the way to finding God in the poem "The _____ of Existence".
(a) Door.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Pathway.
(d) Stairway.

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

5. The poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" uses the symbolism of blooming nature to describe the blossoming revelation of God.
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.

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

4. In the poem "What the Hell" Hafiz is unable to contain his ecstatic love and decorates a girl's house with _____.

5. Hafiz studied under ______ another poet of great renown. He was taught poetry, chemistry, theology, nature and harmonious living.

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