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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. In the poem "Why not be polite" Hafiz invites everyone to listen to those around them as if ____ were speaking through them.

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

3. Hafiz uses a misled fish to symbolize people experiencing the confusion of life in "Trying to Wear _____"

4. The poem "This _____" describes unity with God as a place from which one must invite others to join in.

5. Hafiz likes to explore the realities of ________ with God when he writes poetry.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens within the poem and story in "Bring the Man to Me," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

6. Within "The Heart of Right, " Hafiz describes the rightness of mourning at what time?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A common theme in the poems of Hafiz is that everyone is God and God is in everyone.

Part 1: How do you feel about the idea that God is in everyone?

Part 2: Do you think it's possible for a person to have God in themselves and outside of them?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to be close to God in the way Hafiz describes?

Essay Topic 2

Hafiz reminds people to remember that everything they do, say, and think is sacred.

Part 1: Do you think that everything you do, say, and think is sacred?

Part 2: Why do you think that Hafiz believes everything is sacred in the world?

Part 3: Could you make the case that some things in the world are not sacred?

Essay Topic 3

Hafiz encourages the reader to enjoy life while they can as life is short for those on earth right now.

Part 1: Why do you think it's so important to enjoy life?

Part 2: Do you feel that you make the most of your life? What else could you be doing?

Part 3: How do you think people waste their lives right now?

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