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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. Why does preacher say Jesus did not name the man or his sons in 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) Jesus does name the man and his sons.
(b) Because they represent God and all of humankind.
(c) Because the man and his sons are not important.
(d) Because no one is named in the bible.

2. In 'The Prodigal Son,' whose house does the preacher say every boy wants to leave?
(a) His brother's.
(b) His father's.
(c) God's.
(d) His mother's.

3. In the poem 'The Creation,' where does God walk?
(a) The oceans.
(b) The sky.
(c) The earth.
(d) The mountains.

4. In 'The Creation,' what does the leftover light create?
(a) The shiny rocks on the earth.
(b) The stars and moon.
(c) The starfish in the ocean.
(d) The ripples in the lake.

5. In the second stanza of 'Go Down Death' what does the preacher do?
(a) Goes back in time.
(b) Goes forward in time.
(c) Prays.
(d) Goes to church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 'The Creation' what does God roll in his hand in the fourth stanza?

3. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what are the people in the city like?

4. How does God bring man to life in the last stanza of 'The Creation'?

5. In 'The Prodigal Son' what does the preacher say people can be categorized as?

Short Essay Questions

1. How will God react to the cries of the sinners in the poem 'Judgment Day'?

2. What finally convinces the Pharaoh to do God's bidding in 'Let My People Go'?

3. Why does the preacher say that Jesus does not name the man or his sons in 'The Prodigal Son'?

4. What is the final request the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' makes?

5. In the poem 'Let My People Go,' how does the Pharaoh react to Moses' request? What does he do in response?

6. How does Judas betray Jesus in the poem 'The Crucifixion'?

7. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' what happens to the son while he is in Babylon?

8. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' what becomes of the son after living in Babylon?

9. In 'Noah Built the Ark,' what does Eve believe will happen if she eats fruit from the tree? Who tells her otherwise?

10. What question does the preacher ask his congregation at the end of the poem 'Judgment Day'?

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