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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 "Out of God's _____" Hafiz uses imagery from nature to describe himself as a carrier of God's blessings.
(a) Hat.
(b) Glove.
(c) Coat.
(d) Shoe.

2. Hafiz returns to the idea that the __________ is temporary and that it is important to be connected to things that bring eternity and divinity to mind.
(a) Shadows.
(b) Truth.
(c) Physical world.
(d) Church.

3. In the final poem of Chapter 8, Hafiz reiterates that the _____ moment is meant for worship in "Now is the Time".
(a) Future.
(b) Present.
(c) Past.
(d) Scheduled.

4. 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.
(a) Blanket.
(b) Pillow.
(c) Cushion.
(d) Lap.

5. When Hafiz is so cleansed and finished by love, he becomes ___________ personified, ready to be consumed.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Honor.
(c) Truth.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz describes a change in a person that occurs when they are ready to surrender to God in the poem "My _____ So Soft".

2. In the poem "_____ Wandering" Hafiz describes the whole of creation as being as fragile as the sprout under a large animal.

3. The poem "A ____ in Each Act and Creature" describes the life-giving and earth-beautifying of the sun as an expression of divine affection.

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

5. "An Invisible Pile of __________" is how Hafiz knows that God is real, according to the poem.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is a poem described in "Sometimes I Say to a Poem" according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

3. Why is Hafiz grateful that his teacher's house only had one floor, according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

6. Who is Hafiz speaking to in the poem, "Becoming Human," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

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

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

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