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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker want the congregation to realize?
(a) They are pious.
(b) They are kind.
(c) They are smaller then God.
(d) They are lucky.

2. Where does the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' want to prevent sinners from entering?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Purgatory.
(c) Hell.
(d) Home.

3. How does God feel after he created all the elements of the earth and sky?
(a) Tired.
(b) Complete.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Estactic.

4. Who is the voice of 'The Creation'?
(a) God.
(b) A poor man.
(c) The preacher.
(d) Jesus.

5. Where does God send Death in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Texas.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is 'Listen, Lord' about?

2. What does God create in the fourth stanza of 'The Creation'?

3. In 'The Prodigal Son,' how does the father treat his son when he sees him?

4. How does the speaker describe God in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

5. In 'Listen, Lord,' what emotional position is the speaker in during the first stanza?

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