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Hafez

The Gift: Poems by the Great Sufi Master Quiz

Hafez
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The Gift: Poems by the Great Sufi Master Quiz

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1)

It is suggested in the fourth chapter that ______ is a transformer of perspective and character. (from Chapters 4-6)

Schooling.
Employment.
Humility.
Worship.
2)

The poem "Without Brushing My Hair" describes Hafiz's eagerness to go to ______. (from Chapters 23-25)

Bed.
Worship.
Meet his lover.
Eat dinner.
3)

Chapter 7 opens with the poem "Really Just a ______" in which Hafiz suggests everything is God's musical instrument. (from Chapters 7-9)

Tamborine.
Drum.
Flute.
Violin.
4)

Hafiz refers to the process of growing in love and knowledge by making oneself a student of a master in these things "The _____ Work". (from Chapters 4-6)

Important.
Good.
Meaningful.
Great.
5)

In Hafiz's poem "Wise Men Keep Talking About" God is portrayed as a ______ and life is a love factory. (from Chapters 7-9)

Child.
Teddy bear.
Woman.
Man.
6)

Hafiz discusses the experience of falling out of trust with God and then moving towards trusting again in the poem "A Still ____". (from Chapters 10-12)

Pool.
Cup.
Mind.
Tree.
7)

Hafiz asks people to give the love humans habitually request from other people in the poem "With That _____ Language". (from Chapters 23-25)

Sun.
Universe.
Earth.
Moon.
8)

In the poem "Ruin", Hafiz asks God not to experience anything else but to just die as he is because he is so______. (from Chapters 23-25)

Miserable.
Happy.
Enraptured.
Angry.
9)

Hafiz refers to the things he will leave behind that he strove to be a steward for in the poem "Who Will Feed my _____". (from Chapters 10-12)

Goat.
Dog.
Camel.
Cat.
10)

The poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" uses the symbolism of blooming nature to describe the blossoming revelation of God. (from Chapters 7-9)

Blue.
Red.
White.
Yellow.
11)

The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields." (from Chapters 16-18)

Sunshine.
Wine.
God.
Creation.
12)

Hafiz suggests that surrender is _____ in the poem "The Clay Bowl's Destiny" and is God's intent for life on earth. (from Chapters 10-12)

Freedom.
Foolish.
Weakness.
Annihilation.
13)

Hafiz asks the reader to forgive this illusory life for its painfulness in the poem "Forgive the _____". (from Chapters 7-9)

Vision.
Dream.
Illusion.
Pain.
14)

Hafiz asserts that he is an earth that will perish without the ______ of God's presence in the poem "That Does Perish". (from Chapters 19-22)

Sun.
Universe.
Star.
Moon.
15)

In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it. (from Chapters 4-6)

Great.
Humble.
Aged.
Vintage.
16)

"The Heart's ___________" occurs when it makes itself God's pawn, according to Hafiz in his writing. (from Chapters 16-18)

Coronation.
Witnessing.
Song.
Truth.
17)

Hafiz uses a parrot as a metaphor to describe teachers with no _____ in the poem "The Diamond Takes Shape". (from Chapters 19-22)

Wisdom.
Love.
Knowledge.
Humor.
18)

The first poem in Chapter 14 is called "A ____ For Your Head" in which Hafiz offers comfort to those exhausted by their trying to exist separate from God. (from Chapters 13-15)

Lap.
Blanket.
Cushion.
Pillow.
19)

The poem "Where Great ______ Love to Piss" talks about the folly of building temples instead of just worshiping in nature. (from Chapters 23-25)

Camels.
Lions.
Dogs.
Elephants.
20)

Hafiz claims that poetry is uniquely gifted in its ability to unleash ______ in "Your Camel is Loaded to Sing". (from Chapters 23-25)

Music.
Truth.
Voice.
Song.
21)

In the poem "_____ Wandering" Hafiz describes the whole of creation as being as fragile as the sprout under a large animal. (from Chapters 10-12)

Rhinoceros.
Camel.
Lion.
Elephant.
22)

Hafiz believes that he is merely "A Hole in a __________" that God plays when he is writing and living his life. (from Chapters 13-15)

Flute.
Tuba.
Reed.
Stone.
23)

Hafiz describes the pain of seeing a decrease in love or understanding in the world in the poem "The ____ is Right". (from Chapters 10-12)

Love.
Mind.
Heart.
Head.
24)

What does Hafiz encourage people to let go of when he is writing his poem, "Find a Better Job"? (from Chapters 16-18)

Stability.
Peace.
Worry.
Money.
25)

Hafiz describes the hopelessness and lack of compassion that characterize people who have lost their way in the poem "Someone Untied Your _____". (from Chapters 4-6)

Camel.
Elephant.
Lion.
Dog.
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