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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. Who is Saul?
(a) David's son.
(b) David's brother.
(c) The mad king.
(d) A friend of David's.

2. David does all of the following while tending to the sheep, except for what?
(a) Dance.
(b) Practice his sling shot.
(c) Sing.
(d) Cry.

3. Who taught David the song that is everyone in the palace's favorite?
(a) His teacher.
(b) The little lamb.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

4. "A Tale of Three Kings" is classified as what type of literature?
(a) A novel.
(b) A poem.
(c) A short story.
(d) A play.

5. Who does the author use as an example of a leader to avoid following blindly?
(a) David.
(b) Saul.
(c) Absalom.
(d) Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mad king sees David as a what to the king's kingdom?

2. The sage tells David he will one day be what?

3. What type of music does David sing in Chapter 1?

4. What job do Jesse's oldest sons have?

5. How does the king feel about David?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly discuss David's promotion given to him by his father. Explain David's new job description.

2. What was Recorder's purpose in the Prologue?

3. In Chapter 3, what question drove the King mad?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, what two distinctions does the youngest son of any family bear?

5. What is the tone of the Prologue? How does the Prologue set the tone for the novel?

6. What genre is "A Tale of Three Kings" classified as, and what time period was the Christian community undergoing when this was written?

7. Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. Give an example of a hyperbole found in Chapters 1-2. Explain.

8. Distinguish God from Gabriel.

9. Briefly discuss Saul's feelings towards David.

10. Describe the types of people God has, as revealed in Chapter 5.

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