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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.
(a) Subject.
(b) Object.
(c) Introject.
(d) Project.

2. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Mind.
(c) Soul.
(d) Heart.

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

4. The poem "Startled by God" uses the image of _____ startled by a broken stick.
(a) Deer.
(b) Birds.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Pigs.

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

6. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.
(a) Individually.
(b) As a couple.
(c) As a family.
(d) In a community.

7. Having demonstrated his ability as a poet, Hafiz won several positions including all of the following except ______.
(a) College professor.
(b) Court poet.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Poet laureate.

8. The poem "Don't _____ Again" opens up the fifth chapter and encourages people to seek God throughout their life.
(a) Live.
(b) Resist.
(c) Stop.
(d) Die.

9. The eighth chapter opens with the poem "Get the Blame Straight" granting humanity the right to blame and ____ God for everything.
(a) Denounce.
(b) Credit.
(c) Rebel against.
(d) Criticize.

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

11. The poem "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.
(a) Face.
(b) Hand.
(c) Cheek.
(d) Foot.

12. Hafiz is said to have devoted himself to a ______ day vigil at the tomb of a saint said to be able to grant the deepest desires of anyone.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Forty.

13. The poem "A ______ Feather" is used to describe the process of going through flawed spiritual understanding before spiritual maturity.
(a) Strange.
(b) Bright.
(c) Colored.
(d) Light.

14. The poem "The Millstone's _____" describes God's unique ability to speak to the hearts deepest longings.
(a) Talents.
(b) Offerings.
(c) Grinding.
(d) Deceptions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Who Wrote the Music", Hafiz describes himself as the ________ of men's thoughts.

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

3. Hafiz grew up in simple surroundings as the son of a _______ who died when Hafiz was only a teenager.

4. According to the Islamic fundamentalist leaders, it was ______ to claim intimacy with the divine.

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

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