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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 22 the first poem called "Stay With Us" the fellowship is defined by those who have shed _____.
(a) Blame.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Hate.

2. In the final poem of Chapter 8, Hafiz reiterates that the _____ moment is meant for worship in "Now is the Time".
(a) Present.
(b) Scheduled.
(c) Future.
(d) Past.

3. "Spiced __________" describes the kind of sustenance that Hafiz offers in his poetry.
(a) Rum.
(b) Manna.
(c) Wine.
(d) Bread.

4. The feverish pursuit of male dogs for female dogs in heat is used as the standard for people's pursuit of God in the poem "______ Love".
(a) Fish's.
(b) Cat's.
(c) Dog's.
(d) Camel's.

5. The poem "Covers Her Face with Both Hands" describes how the ______ responds to people who refuse to act with kindness.
(a) Moon.
(b) Earth.
(c) Universe.
(d) Sun.

6. In "The ________ Girl," Hafiz realizes he needs to leave his own sense of self behind when he is approaching God.
(a) Good.
(b) Maid.
(c) Hatcheck.
(d) Ticket.

7. Hafiz is a __________ ready to be eaten in the poem, "Throw Me on a Scale" in this collection of poetry.
(a) Fish.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Cow.
(d) Lobster.

8. _________ is the fruit of creation and then its prized possession and source of joy, according to Hafiz.
(a) Smiling.
(b) Deity.
(c) Madness.
(d) Money.

9. In the poem "The _____ We Planted" Hafiz remembers his teacher Muhammad Attar and still longs for his affection.
(a) Rose.
(b) Tree.
(c) Lily.
(d) Bush.

10. Hafiz uses the image of God as the ocean and anger is the thing that sinks men's boats in the poem called "The Great _____".
(a) Tide.
(b) Mariner.
(c) Expanse.
(d) Captain.

11. In the poem "Why not be polite" Hafiz invites everyone to listen to those around them as if ____ were speaking through them.
(a) Hafiz.
(b) God.
(c) Attar.
(d) Saadi.

12. Hafiz returns to the idea that the __________ is temporary and that it is important to be connected to things that bring eternity and divinity to mind.
(a) Church.
(b) Physical world.
(c) Truth.
(d) Shadows.

13. "Between Our Poles" is a poem which compares humanity's ability to display the characteristics of God to the _____________.
(a) Art pieces in a museum.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Banks of a river.
(d) Bible.

14. Hafiz believes that he is merely "A Hole in a __________" that God plays when he is writing and living his life.
(a) Flute.
(b) Tuba.
(c) Stone.
(d) Reed.

15. Hafiz describes a change in a person that occurs when they are ready to surrender to God in the poem "My _____ So Soft".
(a) Hair.
(b) Skin.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hafiz, "The Intelligent Man" is the one who does not trust ___________ in his life.

2. "Bring the Man to Me" describes a master who knows that his ____ is praying for freedom and summons him.

3. Hafiz encourages people to bail from churches and cling to the lifeboats of poetry in the poem "The Great _____".

4. In the poem "Scratching my Back" Hafiz describes himself as a _____ scratching his back on the moon.

5. In the poem "Out of God's _____" Hafiz uses imagery from nature to describe himself as a carrier of God's blessings.

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