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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 contrasts his own humility with the wild majesty of his Message in the poem "This Talking _____".

2. Hafiz speaks to that moment one can sit in the pain of longing and listen intently to God in the poem "When you can _____".

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

4. Hafiz describes the pain of seeing a decrease in love or understanding in the world in the poem "The ____ is Right".

5. Hafiz uses the imagery of drinking God's greatness and the discontentment that come from comparison breaking the wine glass in the poem "Why Aren't We All Screaming _____".

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hafiz compares the relationship of believing friends to that of married people, showing that belief creates connectedness.

Part 1: How do you think feeling connected to God might help a person's life?

Part 2: Do you think that being married implies that people are connected?

Part 3: Why do you think that connectedness is important in life, however you might define it?

Essay Topic 2

Some say that Hafiz was directly connected with God and was able to speak his words as a result.

Part 1: Do you agree that Hafiz was directly connected with God?

Part 2: Why do you think that Hafiz was able to talk in such a spiritual manner in his poetry?

Part 3: Do you feel that Hafiz is imparting wisdom that is new to the world?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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