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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. In the poem "Your _____ and my _______" Hafiz describes the eternal communion between souls.
(a) Hand.
(b) Mother.
(c) Brother.
(d) Heart.

2. In his poem "That Regal _____", Hafiz uses a garment to symbolize the joy of living in God's love.
(a) Cloak.
(b) Suit.
(c) Hat.
(d) Coat.

3. The poem "Love is the Funeral Pyre" returns to the idea of burning away all that is ______.
(a) Constructive.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Divine.
(d) Beautiful.

4. Hafiz refers to the process of growing in love and knowledge by making oneself a student of a master in these things "The _____ Work".
(a) Important.
(b) Meaningful.
(c) Great.
(d) Good.

5. Hafiz is known for his attempts to free people through intimacy with the divine from the control of ______.
(a) Ethics.
(b) Economics.
(c) Government.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz encourages believers to make themselves sources of love and hope in the poem "Like a Life-Giving _____".

2. In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it.

3. Chapter 9 opens with the poem "The Prettiest ______" in which human beings are compared to dumb herding animals.

4. Comparing God to a Lion, Hafiz suggests that worshipers learn to hold the ______ paw.

5. The opening essay gives the approximate dates during which Hafiz lived and states that he was a contemporary of _______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the permission that Hafiz grants the reader in "Get the Blame Straight," according to this translation of Hafiz?

3. What is the ratio of copies of Hafiz's work in relation to the Quran in his own hometown city of Shiraz?

4. Why were Hafiz's poems destroyed by the fundamentalist Islamic leadership?

5. What is the overall expression found in "A Strange Feather, " according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

7. What is the message Hafiz tries to tell the reader in "Really Just a Tambourine," according to this translation of Hafiz?

8. What is the symbolism used to describe God in "Lifts Beyond Conception,"according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

10. What do people think was the source of Hafiz's wisdom in relation to the words that he chose to write?

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