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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A poem is an ornery __________ which begs to be heard, according to the writing of Hafiz.
(a) Demon.
(b) Sprite.
(c) Mother.
(d) Ghost.

2. The poem "It Will Stretch Out Its Leg" compares poetry to a man ______ someone to make them stop and listen.
(a) Kicking.
(b) Tripping.
(c) Pushing.
(d) Yelling at.

3. Hafiz discusses the experience of falling out of trust with God and then moving towards trusting again in the poem "A Still ____".
(a) Pool.
(b) Mind.
(c) Cup.
(d) Tree.

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

5. The final poem of chapter ten is called "Too ______ " and describes the bliss of unity that Hafiz experiences.
(a) Amazing.
(b) Blissful.
(c) Fantastic.
(d) Wonderful.

6. The first poem in Chapter 14 is called "A ____ For Your Head" in which Hafiz offers comfort to those exhausted by their trying to exist separate from God.
(a) Pillow.
(b) Lap.
(c) Blanket.
(d) Cushion.

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

8. Hafiz uses the imagery of drinking God's greatness and the discontentment that come from comparison breaking the wine glass in the poem "Why Aren't We All Screaming _____".
(a) Drunks.
(b) Lovers.
(c) Harpies.
(d) Banshees.

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

10. When God's lute begs for a _________ hands, that when this person is able to be useful to God, according to Hafiz.
(a) Child's.
(b) Mother's.
(c) Saint's.
(d) Teacher's.

11. Hafiz describes the pain of seeing a decrease in love or understanding in the world in the poem "The ____ is Right".
(a) Heart.
(b) Mind.
(c) Love.
(d) Head.

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

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

14. In the poem "Scratching my Back" Hafiz describes himself as a _____ scratching his back on the moon.
(a) Camel.
(b) Goat.
(c) Cat.
(d) Dog.

15. Hafiz describes the ecstatic experience of his teacher's revelations of truth using the image of falling out of the windows in the poem "A _____ -Story House".
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Humanity is a fish on a _________ when it is separated from God, according to the final poem of the section by Hafiz.

2. Hafiz believes that he is merely "A Hole in a __________" that God plays when he is writing and living his life.

3. In Chapter 22 the first poem called "Stay With Us" the fellowship is defined by those who have shed _____.

4. Who is getting ready for a cosmic celebration in "Then Winks" by Hafiz?

5. Hafiz is a __________ ready to be eaten in the poem, "Throw Me on a Scale" in this collection of poetry.

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