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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz describes the unity of God and his worshipers in the poem "Laughing at the word _______."

2. In the poem "Who Wrote the Music", Hafiz describes himself as the ________ of men's thoughts.

3. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.

4. Hafiz describes the situation of an insect and uses it to teach about compassion towards the weak in the poem "Courteous to the _____".

5. In the poem, "_______" Hafiz describes the agony of shedding selfishness.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of the poem, "Some Fill with Each Good Rain," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

3. What is being cultivated in the garden images as described in "Your Seed Pouch"?

4. What was so special about Shiraz where Hafiz grew up, unlike many of the other surrounding cities?

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

6. What is the imagery that Hafiz uses in the poem, "Someone Untied Your Camel"?

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

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

9. What does Hafiz say the reader should do in "Forgive the Dream," according to this translation of Hafiz?

10. In "I Rain," to what is Hafiz's poetry compared within the actions of nature and weather?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hafiz talks about how it's a mistake to think that humans know of anything after death.

Part 1: Why do you think that death is still the greatest mystery of man?

Part 2: What happens when a person focuses too much on the idea of death?

Part 3: Do you think about the idea of death often?

Essay Topic 2

Hafiz uses a poem to describe the idea of burning something away which is destructive.

Part 1: Do you think that burning something away is always destructive?

Part 2: How do you feel about the idea of destroying something else?

Part 3: What do you think happens when a person burns away things in their life which do not serve them?

Essay Topic 3

In one poem, Hafiz warns the reader about not finding joy in work and then being swallowed up by the world.

Part 1: Do you think it's always possible to find joy in work?

Part 2: How do you think a person might find joy in something they don't necessarily want to do?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to find joy in one's life and in one's work?

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