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

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

3. The poem "_____ Gods" opens the tenth chapter and focuses on drawing attention away from counterfeit gods.
(a) Tiny.
(b) Lesser.
(c) Demi.
(d) Gigantic.

4. _________ is the word for remembrance in which humanity best meditates on the qualities of God.
(a) Zak.
(b) Sakr.
(c) Zada.
(d) Zikr.

5. Hafiz suggests that sometimes God wearies of softly spoken love and he wants to shake his children by the shoulders in the poem called "Tired of Speaking _____".
(a) Sweetly.
(b) Harshly.
(c) Softly.
(d) Generously.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. The poem "It Will Stretch Out Its Leg" compares poetry to a man ______ someone to make them stop and listen.

3. "Between Our Poles" is a poem which compares humanity's ability to display the characteristics of God to the _____________.

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 poem "____ You to My Body" describes Hafiz's desire to keep his students close and teach them all the time.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Hafiz seek to comfort in the poem, "You Were Brave in that Holy War,"according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

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

6. What is God symbolized as in "Lousy at Math," according to this translation of Hafiz?

7. What is the metaphor that Hafiz uses in "Turn Left a Thousand Feet from Here"?

8. What are supposed to be left at the door in "The Hatcheck Girl," according to this translation of Hafiz?

9. What does Hafiz encourage the reader to do once they bail out from churches, according to this translation of Hafiz?

10. In "I Want Both of Us," which two relationships does Hafiz compare with each other, according to this translation of Hafiz?

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