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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapter 9 opens with the poem "The Prettiest ______" in which human beings are compared to dumb herding animals.
(a) Mule.
(b) Cow.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Sheep.

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

4. It is suggested in the fourth chapter that ______ is a transformer of perspective and character.
(a) Employment.
(b) Schooling.
(c) Humility.
(d) Worship.

5. The opening essay gives the approximate dates during which Hafiz lived and states that he was a contemporary of _______.
(a) Henry S. Mindlin.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) H. Wilberforce Clarke.
(d) Geoffrey Chaucer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.

2. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.

3. Hafiz refers to the process of growing in love and knowledge by making oneself a student of a master in these things "The _____ Work".

4. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.

5. Hafiz uses the image of sunlight on a ______ to describe love in the poem "It Felt Love".

Short Essay Questions

1. What was so special about Shiraz where Hafiz grew up, unlike many of the other surrounding cities?

2. What is the purpose of Hafiz's desire to speak the universal truths in his poems, according to the translator?

3. What does Hafiz reveal about himself in "Mismatched Newlyweds," according to this translation?

4. What does Hafiz encourage the reader to do in "Don't Die Again" according to this translation of Hafiz?

5. What is the point of the poem, "Some Fill with Each Good Rain," according to this translation of Hafiz?

6. What is the main metaphor which is being used when Hafiz writes, "Looking for a Good Fish"?

7. What did Queen Victoria do with the poetry of Hafiz when she read it during her reign?

8. What is the symbolism which is being used in "Please," according to this translation of Hafiz?

9. What does Hafiz send with the animals in order to spy on God in "The Ear that was Sold to a Fish"?

10. What is the imagery that Hafiz uses in the poem, "Someone Untied Your Camel"?

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