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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. Hafiz uses a parrot as a metaphor to describe teachers with no _____ in the poem "The Diamond Takes Shape".
(a) Humor.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Love.
(d) Knowledge.

2. Hafiz uses the metaphor of a prostitute for God promising good directions in the poem "Turn Left ______ Feet From Here".
(a) 50
(b) 1000
(c) 10
(d) 100

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

4. Hafiz encourages people to bail from churches and cling to the lifeboats of poetry in the poem "The Great _____".
(a) Travesties.
(b) Religions.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Lie.

5. "An Invisible Pile of __________" is how Hafiz knows that God is real, according to the poem.
(a) Clay.
(b) Lies.
(c) Stones.
(d) Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz uses the metaphorical activity of _______ in the poem "I am Full of Love Tonight" in which God is the lover and humans are the beloved.

2. Chapter 21 opens with an invitation from God to dance in the poem "The God Who Only Knows ______ Words".

3. Hafiz describes people who don't know their own glory as "The Sun in ________" in one of his poems.

4. Hafiz suggests that surrender is _____ in the poem "The Clay Bowl's Destiny" and is God's intent for life on earth.

5. "The Tender Mouth" speaks of offering one's ___________ to Earth after death, as Hafiz describes it.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the surrender to which Hafiz refers in "The Clay Bowl's Destiny"?

4. Why is Hafiz grateful that his teacher's house only had one floor, 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 is creation described as in "Elephant Wandering" according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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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