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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hafiz is so cleansed and finished by love, he becomes ___________ personified, ready to be consumed.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Honor.
(d) Truth.

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

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

4. In the poem "Why not be polite" Hafiz invites everyone to listen to those around them as if ____ were speaking through them.
(a) Hafiz.
(b) Attar.
(c) God.
(d) Saadi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "____ You to My Body" describes Hafiz's desire to keep his students close and teach them all the time.

2. The eighth chapter opens with the poem "Get the Blame Straight" granting humanity the right to blame and ____ God for everything.

3. According to Ladinksy, Hafiz's poetry has often been used in an ______ fashion, like astrology or the tarot.

4. The poem "The Millstone's _____" describes God's unique ability to speak to the hearts deepest longings.

5. Hafiz uses the image of sunlight on a ______ to describe love in the poem "It Felt Love".

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