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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz wrote between _______ poems, some of which were destroyed by fundamentalist Islamic leaders.
(a) 30-50.
(b) 500-700.
(c) 300-500.
(d) 50-70.

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

3. The opening essay gives the approximate dates during which Hafiz lived and states that he was a contemporary of _______.
(a) H. Wilberforce Clarke.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Henry S. Mindlin.
(d) Geoffrey Chaucer.

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

5. Hafiz won the admiration of the Zoroastrian master ______ who said that Hafiz's poetry contains all the secrets of the spiritual path.
(a) Jalaluddin Rumi.
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(c) Meher Baba.
(d) Tabriz.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ladinsky used the work of ______ published in 1891 to guide this particular translation of Hafiz's work.

3. Hafiz describes God as a Golden ______ that takes the soul soaring in the poem titled "Lifts Beyond Conception".

4. Hafiz became a ______ master in his sixties after studying for decades and trying to win the heart of a local beauty.

5. In Chapter two, Hafiz's poems portray him as a kind of _______ using his own experiences to offer wisdom.

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