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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hafiz is known for his attempts to free people through intimacy with the divine from the control of ______.
(a) Economics.
(b) Government.
(c) Religion.
(d) Ethics.

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

4. In Chapter two, Hafiz's poems portray him as a kind of _______ using his own experiences to offer wisdom.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Priest.

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

6. Comparing God to a Lion, Hafiz suggests that worshipers learn to hold the ______ paw.
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Sweaty.
(c) Clawed.
(d) Untamed.

7. In the poem "That Shapes the ______", Hafiz the purity and easy happiness of youth and the benefits of focusing on God in age.
(a) Soul.
(b) Hands.
(c) Face.
(d) Eye.

8. Hafiz uses guests at a ______ party as object lessons in the poem "If God Invited you to a Party".
(a) Holy.
(b) Private.
(c) Outrageous.
(d) Drunken.

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

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

11. 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.

12. In the poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" Hafiz uses the symbols of the illusory Earth falling away and the fullness of God opening like a ____ in his heart.
(a) Yellow, Rose.
(b) Blue, Lilly.
(c) Blue, Rose.
(d) White, Rose.

13. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.
(a) Dumb Animals.
(b) Footprints.
(c) Camels.
(d) Water Buffalo.

14. Hafiz believed that God was too powerful and benevolent to resort to ______ and condemnation to elicit devotion from his children.
(a) Intimidation.
(b) Consternation.
(c) Supplication.
(d) Propagation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "A _____ Rim" describes his soul flying from him into heaven to sing with God.

2. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz is thought of as an _______ so able was he to access the voice of God.

3. God's dance is described by Hafiz as being the ultimate source of all movement in the poem "No _____".

4. Hafiz asks the reader to forgive this illusory life for its painfulness in the poem "Forgive the _____".

5. In the poem "What the Hell" Hafiz is unable to contain his ecstatic love and decorates a girl's house with _____.

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