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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poems in Chapter Three go deeper into the human psyche an use ______ lessons instead of universal truths.
(a) Introject.
(b) Project.
(c) Subject.
(d) Object.

2. According to Ladinsky, Hafiz is thought of as an _______ so able was he to access the voice of God.
(a) Astronaut.
(b) Oracle.
(c) Artist.
(d) Apothecary.

3. Hafiz uses agricultural images to express the idea that humans are God's precious crop in the poem "His Winter _____".
(a) Crop.
(b) Light.
(c) Harvest.
(d) Solstice.

4. The poem "A Hunting Party" makes the suggestion that the search for spiritual nourishment should take place ______.
(a) As a couple.
(b) Individually.
(c) In a community.
(d) As a family.

5. The poem "Removing the ______ From the Temple" describes any place where where is praying as the temple of God.
(a) Shoe.
(b) Hat.
(c) Shirt.
(d) Sock.

6. In the poem "_____ Man" Hafiz describes the work of refining character without breaking it.
(a) Vintage.
(b) Great.
(c) Aged.
(d) Humble.

7. In the poem "Your _____ and my _______" Hafiz describes the eternal communion between souls.
(a) Hand.
(b) Brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) Heart.

8. In Chapter two, Hafiz's poems portray him as a kind of _______ using his own experiences to offer wisdom.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Priest.

9. Chapter 7 opens with the poem "Really Just a ______" in which Hafiz suggests everything is God's musical instrument.
(a) Flute.
(b) Drum.
(c) Violin.
(d) Tamborine.

10. Chapter 9 opens with the poem "The Prettiest ______" in which human beings are compared to dumb herding animals.
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cow.
(c) Mule.
(d) Donkey.

11. The poem "This Sane Idea" asks that people leave their ______ behind when going on the search for God.
(a) Animals.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Tempers.
(d) Egos.

12. Hafiz uses the image of being on a mule exploring God's wonder in the poem "The Mule Got Drunk and Lost in _____".
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The woods.
(d) The desert.

13. In Hafiz's poem "Wise Men Keep Talking About" God is portrayed as a ______ and life is a love factory.
(a) Child.
(b) Woman.
(c) Teddy bear.
(d) Man.

14. Hafiz deals with the issue of men listening to their worst selves in the poem "______ Deals".
(a) Many.
(b) Forthright.
(c) Crooked.
(d) Straight.

15. The poem "When the Violin" uses the image of the violin to represent a _____ freed to make music in God's hands.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Mind.
(c) Soul.
(d) Heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Curfews" ______ is the key to freedom that Hafiz offers to the reader.

2. In the poem "What the Hell" Hafiz is unable to contain his ecstatic love and decorates a girl's house with _____.

3. Hafiz wrote his poems in the ______ century. However, dignitaries throughout the ages since, including the Queen of England consulted his works.

4. The eighth chapter opens with the poem "Get the Blame Straight" granting humanity the right to blame and ____ God for everything.

5. Daniel Ladinsky describes Hafiz as a poet who has inspired some of the worlds greatest _______.

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