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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz encourages believers to make themselves sources of love and hope in the poem "Like a Life-Giving _____".
(a) Earth.
(b) Moon.
(c) Planet.
(d) Sun.

2. In the poem "What the Hell" Hafiz is unable to contain his ecstatic love and decorates a girl's house with _____.
(a) Pictures.
(b) Birds.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Poems.

3. Hafiz encourages everyone to be a teacher in the poem "How do I _____".
(a) Speak.
(b) Listen.
(c) Tell.
(d) Teach.

4. Hafiz deals with the issue of men listening to their worst selves in the poem "______ Deals".
(a) Crooked.
(b) Many.
(c) Forthright.
(d) Straight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz uses the imagery of the poem "To Build a ______" to describe the process of building character.

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

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

4. Having demonstrated his ability as a poet, Hafiz won several positions including all of the following except ______.

5. In Hafiz's poem "Wise Men Keep Talking About" God is portrayed as a ______ and life is a love factory.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hafiz say the reader should do in "Forgive the Dream," according to this translation of Hafiz?

2. What does Hafiz send with the animals in order to spy on God in "The Ear that was Sold to a Fish"?

3. What is the request Hafiz makes of believers in the poem, "Out of This Mess"?

4. What is the permission that Hafiz grants the reader in "Get the Blame Straight," according to this translation of Hafiz?

5. What happens to Hafiz in "I Hold the Lion's Paw," according to this translation of Hafiz?

6. What is the purpose of the poem, "Everywhere, " according to this translation of Hafiz?

7. What does Hafiz encourage the reader to do in "Don't Die Again" according to this translation of Hafiz?

8. What is the story which is being told in the poem, "The Difference Between," according to this translation of Hafiz?

9. What is the imagery that Hafiz uses in the poem, "Someone Untied Your Camel"?

10. What is the main metaphor which is being used when Hafiz writes, "Looking for a Good Fish"?

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