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

2. The poem "Against my Own _____" sensuously describes the long-sought presence of God.
(a) Cheek.
(b) Face.
(c) Hand.
(d) Foot.

3. Chapter one's poem's are more _______ and use imagery from nature, music, dining, fishing, hunting, etc.
(a) Heavy-hearted.
(b) Light-hearted.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Complicated.

4. Hafiz asks the reader to forgive this illusory life for its painfulness in the poem "Forgive the _____".
(a) Illusion.
(b) Pain.
(c) Dream.
(d) Vision.

5. The poem "What do the _____ Birds Say" uses the symbolism of blooming nature to describe the blossoming revelation of God.
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz wrote his poems in the ______ century. However, dignitaries throughout the ages since, including the Queen of England consulted his works.

2. Hafiz's home city was one of the few to have not been ravaged by the invasions of the Mongols and the _______.

3. Hafiz studied under ______ another poet of great renown. He was taught poetry, chemistry, theology, nature and harmonious living.

4. In the poem "We Have not Come to Take ________", Hafiz suggests that people run from those who threaten one's spiritual vision.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hafiz believe about the power of God and his power in the world of men?

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 say the reader should do in "Forgive the Dream," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

5. What is the shame of which Hafiz speaks in "Why Just Ask the Donkey"?

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

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

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

9. In "When the Violin," what does Hafiz mean to use the violin imagery to symbolize in the poem?

10. What is the purpose of the poem, "Everywhere, " according to this translation of Hafiz?

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