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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it.
(a) Great.
(b) Vintage.
(c) Humble.
(d) Aged.

3. Hafiz's home city was one of the few to have not been ravaged by the invasions of the Mongols and the _______.
(a) Egyptians.
(b) Tartars.
(c) Romans.
(d) Greeks.

4. 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) Burned up.
(b) Solemn.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Silent.

5. Hafiz describes God as a Golden ______ that takes the soul soaring in the poem titled "Lifts Beyond Conception".
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Dove.
(c) Nightingale.
(d) Eagle.

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

7. Hafiz uses the image of all creation applauding in the warm gaze of God in the poem "Life Starts ______".
(a) Laughing.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Clapping.
(d) Celebrating.

8. Hafiz wrote his poems in the ______ century. However, dignitaries throughout the ages since, including the Queen of England consulted his works.
(a) Thirteenth.
(b) Fifteenth.
(c) Sixteenth.
(d) Fourteenth.

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

10. Hafiz uses the image of being on a mule exploring God's wonder in the poem "The Mule Got Drunk and Lost in _____".
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) The desert.
(d) The woods.

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

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

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

14. God's dance is described by Hafiz as being the ultimate source of all movement in the poem "No _____".
(a) Rest.
(b) Problem.
(c) Stopping.
(d) Conflict.

15. In the chapter's closing poem "That Magnificent ______", Hafiz compares himself to a cypress.
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Storm.
(c) Being.
(d) Tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Comparing God to a Lion, Hafiz suggests that worshipers learn to hold the ______ paw.

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

3. Within his poetry, Hafiz tells the reader that he is speaking _______ truths mean to free people to celebrate and revel in the divine.

4. In the poem "We Have not Come to Take ________", Hafiz suggests that people run from those who threaten one's spiritual vision.

5. Daniel Ladinsky describes Hafiz as a poet who has inspired some of the worlds greatest _______.

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