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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz sometimes includes himself in his poems in the _______ person as a way of signing them.
(a) Fourth.
(b) Third.
(c) Second.
(d) First.

2. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz was the youngest child of the family having _____ older brothers.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. In the poem "Curfews" ______ is the key to freedom that Hafiz offers to the reader.
(a) Silence.
(b) Joy.
(c) Remembrance.
(d) Laughter.

4. 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) Meher Baba.
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(d) Tabriz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz reveals his own _____ in asking for divine affection in the poem called "Mismatched Newlyweds".

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

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

4. The poems "God Just Came Near", "The Sun Never Says", and "The Seed Cracked Open" use imagery from ______ to describe the connection to God.

5. In "The Seed Cracked Open", Hafiz describes the finding of the relationship with God to an opened ______.

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