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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. When a person does not understand the proximity of God in his life, Hafiz says he might have to ___________ them.
(a) Medicate.
(b) Ignore.
(c) Kill.
(d) Revive.

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

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

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

5. In the poem "_____Hear Watchdogs" Hafiz describes the idea that true believers don't feel they have to trick God into blessing them.
(a) Poets.
(b) Lovers.
(c) B urglars.
(d) Theives.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ is the word for remembrance in which humanity best meditates on the qualities of God.

2. The poem "_____ Gods" opens the tenth chapter and focuses on drawing attention away from counterfeit gods.

3. In the poem "Scratching my Back" Hafiz describes himself as a _____ scratching his back on the moon.

4. In the poem "The Old _____", Hafiz suggests that people regard each other with the gentle care the instrumentalist gives to his instruments.

5. The relationship between teacher and ______ is so intimate that it feels like a marriage is the subject of the poem "I Want Both of Us".

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the title of "We Might Have to Medicate You" mean to the reader, according to this translation?

2. What is supposed to happen to all of creation, according to "Reverence," in this section of Hafiz's poems?

3. What is the reminder that Hafiz presents to the reader in "Now is the Time, " according to this translation of Hafiz?

4. How is Hafiz described in "In Need of the Breath," according to this translation of Hafiz?

5. How are communing worshipers described in "When You Wake," according to this translation of Hafiz?

6. What does a poem in the book say Hafiz has used in order to become a lamp which needs no oil?

7. What happens to Hafiz in the poem, "Cupping My Hands Like a Mountain Valley"?

8. What is the warning to the reader in "A Hard Decree" according to this translation of Hafiz?

9. What does "What Should We Do About the Moon?" describe to the reader, from Hafiz's point of view?

10. What is so important for the reader to learn from the poem, "Stay Close to the Sounds"?

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