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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Out of God's _____" Hafiz uses imagery from nature to describe himself as a carrier of God's blessings.
(a) Hat.
(b) Glove.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Coat.

2. Comparing God to a Lion, Hafiz suggests that worshipers learn to hold the ______ paw.
(a) Untamed.
(b) Clawed.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Sweaty.

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

4. In the poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" Hafiz uses the symbols of the illusory Earth falling away and the fullness of God opening like a ____ in his heart.
(a) Blue, Rose.
(b) Blue, Lilly.
(c) White, Rose.
(d) Yellow, Rose.

5. Hafiz discusses the experience of falling out of trust with God and then moving towards trusting again in the poem "A Still ____".
(a) Mind.
(b) Cup.
(c) Tree.
(d) Pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz uses the image of all creation applauding in the warm gaze of God in the poem "Life Starts ______".

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

3. Hafiz won the admiration of the Zoroastrian master ______ who said that Hafiz's poetry contains all the secrets of the spiritual path.

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 poem "I Hold the _______ Paw", Hafiz describes God as an animal with whom he dances.

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