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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz comments on the commonality of a life of worship between humans and animals in the poem "The _____ and I Will Chat".
(a) Cat.
(b) Camel.
(c) Goat.
(d) Fish.

2. What does Hafiz encourage people to let go of when he is writing his poem, "Find a Better Job"?
(a) Money.
(b) Peace.
(c) Stability.
(d) Worry.

3. 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) Dog's.
(c) Camel's.
(d) Cat's.

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

5. Hafiz likes to explore the realities of ________ with God when he writes poetry.
(a) Anger.
(b) Intimacy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Truth.

6. "The Heart's ___________" occurs when it makes itself God's pawn, according to Hafiz in his writing.
(a) Witnessing.
(b) Song.
(c) Coronation.
(d) Truth.

7. "Love Lifts Me" is the response of the _________ who can defy gravity and gloom, according to Hafiz.
(a) God.
(b) Child.
(c) Woman.
(d) Bird.

8. Hafiz refers to the things he will leave behind that he strove to be a steward for in the poem "Who Will Feed my _____".
(a) Cat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Camel.
(d) Goat.

9. "The ________ Warehouse" is a place full of distractions from the divine, according to Hafiz.
(a) Beggar's.
(b) Priest's.
(c) Idiot's.
(d) Fool's.

10. Who is getting ready for a cosmic celebration in "Then Winks" by Hafiz?
(a) Hafiz.
(b) Snake.
(c) Cockroach.
(d) Rabbit.

11. Hafiz admits to there being a lot of challenge in the business of __________, according to one of his poems.
(a) Growing.
(b) Learning.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Teaching.

12. When Hafiz is so cleansed and finished by love, he becomes ___________ personified, ready to be consumed.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Honor.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Truth.

13. Hafiz suggests that surrender is _____ in the poem "The Clay Bowl's Destiny" and is God's intent for life on earth.
(a) Annihilation.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Weakness.

14. Hafiz asserts that he is an earth that will perish without the ______ of God's presence in the poem "That Does Perish".
(a) Moon.
(b) Universe.
(c) Star.
(d) Sun.

15. "_______" is a poem which describes the source of real poetry, according to Hafiz's perspective on life and writing.
(a) Yes.
(b) Truth.
(c) Wow.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz contrasts his own humility with the wild majesty of his Message in the poem "This Talking _____".

2. In the poem "I _____ for you God" Hafiz praises the qualities that relationship with God cultivates in people.

3. Hafiz uses a parrot as a metaphor to describe teachers with no _____ in the poem "The Diamond Takes Shape".

4. In the poem "_____ Wandering" Hafiz describes the whole of creation as being as fragile as the sprout under a large animal.

5. Hafiz describes the pain of seeing a decrease in love or understanding in the world in the poem "The ____ is Right".

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