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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Hafiz suggests that he has become so close to God and cleansed of the pain and longing in the poem "The Lamp That Needs no _____".
(a) Polishing.
(b) Oil.
(c) Wick.
(d) Heat.
2. Hafiz asks the reader to forgive this illusory life for its painfulness in the poem "Forgive the _____".
(a) Illusion.
(b) Vision.
(c) Dream.
(d) Pain.
3. The poem "A ______ Feather" is used to describe the process of going through flawed spiritual understanding before spiritual maturity.
(a) Colored.
(b) Strange.
(c) Light.
(d) Bright.
4. The poem "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.
(a) Foot.
(b) Face.
(c) Hand.
(d) Cheek.
5. The poem "Love is the Funeral Pyre" returns to the idea of burning away all that is ______.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Constructive.
(d) Divine.
Short Answer Questions
1. Ladinsky used the work of ______ published in 1891 to guide this particular translation of Hafiz's work.
2. Hafiz describes the unity of God and his worshipers in the poem "Laughing at the word _______."
3. Comparing God to a Lion, Hafiz suggests that worshipers learn to hold the ______ paw.
4. The final poem of chapter ten is called "Too ______ " and describes the bliss of unity that Hafiz experiences.
5. _______ was a major part of Persian culture including such accomplished masters as Saadi, Attar, and Rumi.
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