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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "This Sane Idea" asks that people leave their ______ behind when going on the search for God.
(a) Egos.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Animals.
(d) Tempers.

2. The poem "So Many _____" is used by Hafiz to represent all the blessings of God that go unclaimed.
(a) Notices.
(b) Gifts.
(c) Wasted.
(d) Presents.

3. Chapter 9 opens with the poem "The Prettiest ______" in which human beings are compared to dumb herding animals.
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cow.
(c) Mule.
(d) Donkey.

4. Hafiz uses agricultural images to express the idea that humans are God's precious crop in the poem "His Winter _____".
(a) Light.
(b) Harvest.
(c) Solstice.
(d) Crop.

5. Hafiz describes the unity of God and his worshipers in the poem "Laughing at the word _______."
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Many.

6. In the poem "I Have Learned so Much", Hafiz suggests that he is so _______ and freed that he can't even identify with a particular sex anymore.
(a) Depressed.
(b) Burned up.
(c) Silent.
(d) Solemn.

7. In his poem "That Regal _____", Hafiz uses a garment to symbolize the joy of living in God's love.
(a) Suit.
(b) Coat.
(c) Hat.
(d) Cloak.

8. In "The Seed Cracked Open", Hafiz describes the finding of the relationship with God to an opened ______.
(a) Seed.
(b) Door.
(c) Window.
(d) Flower.

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

10. Hafiz uses the imagery of the poem "To Build a ______" to describe the process of building character.
(a) House.
(b) Church.
(c) Child.
(d) Swing.

11. During his studies of Islamic law, theology, grammar, math, astrology, and calligraphy, Hafiz worked as a ______ assistant.
(a) Baker's.
(b) Blacksmith's.
(c) Butcher's.
(d) Calligrapher's.

12. In the poem "Your _____ and my _______" Hafiz describes the eternal communion between souls.
(a) Hand.
(b) Brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) Heart.

13. In the poem, "_______" Hafiz describes the agony of shedding selfishness.
(a) Embarassment.
(b) Effacement.
(c) Atonement.
(d) Allotment.

14. The poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" uses the symbolism of blooming nature to describe the blossoming revelation of God.
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

15. The seventh chapter closes with praise of mediation in the poem "Let ______ Become Your Beautiful Lover".
(a) Life.
(b) God.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.

2. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.

3. Hafiz was known to live in ______, and even now there are as many copies of his Divan as there are copies of the Quran.

4. Hafiz uses the image of being on a mule exploring God's wonder in the poem "The Mule Got Drunk and Lost in _____".

5. The poem "The Millstone's _____" describes God's unique ability to speak to the hearts deepest longings.

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