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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. The poem "A ____ in Each Act and Creature" describes the life-giving and earth-beautifying of the sun as an expression of divine affection.
(a) Keystone.
(b) Branch.
(c) Chord.
(d) Root.

2. A poem is an ornery __________ which begs to be heard, according to the writing of Hafiz.
(a) Mother.
(b) Sprite.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Demon.

3. "Spiced __________" describes the kind of sustenance that Hafiz offers in his poetry.
(a) Rum.
(b) Bread.
(c) Wine.
(d) Manna.

4. "Bring the Man to Me" describes a master who knows that his ____ is praying for freedom and summons him.
(a) Friend.
(b) Slave.
(c) Neighbor.
(d) Dog.

5. Hafiz speaks to that moment one can sit in the pain of longing and listen intently to God in the poem "When you can _____".
(a) Endure.
(b) Hear.
(c) Love.
(d) Listen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz uses a parrot as a metaphor to describe teachers with no _____ in the poem "The Diamond Takes Shape".

2. In the poem "I _____ for you God" Hafiz praises the qualities that relationship with God cultivates in people.

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

4. 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 _____".

5. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the title of "We Might Have to Medicate You" mean to the reader, according to this translation?

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

4. Who is Hafiz speaking to in the poem, "Becoming Human," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

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

8. What does a poem in the book say Hafiz has used in order to become a lamp which needs no oil?

9. What does the poem, "When You Can Endure" try to describe to the reader, according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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