Lament for a Son Test | Final Test - Easy

Nicholas Wolterstorff
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Lament for a Son Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following names is the name of one of Nicholas' children?
(a) Amy.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) David.
(d) Katherine.

2. Who said these words, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Paul.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

3. On page 50, what happens in Nicholas' dream?
(a) His wife chokes on her food and dies.
(b) His friends disappear.
(c) He catches a monster fish.
(d) He meets a rabid dog in the woods.

4. What does a voice say when Nicholas becomes fearful in the dream he mentions on page 50?
(a) Have faith.
(b) Don't worry.
(c) Be still.
(d) Don't fear.

5. What were people putting into baskets when Nicholas walked into a store?
(a) Broccoli.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Celery.
(d) Onions.

6. What do some vainly think will be overcome by some technology?
(a) Evil.
(b) Sin.
(c) Death.
(d) Greed.

7. Who wrote, "we have to wait for the third day"?
(a) Clement.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Henri Nouwen.
(d) Greg Bahsen.

8. On page 63, what does Nicholas mention that someone said to Claire?
(a) I hope you are learning to find joy again.
(b) I hope your faith in God is being strengthened.
(c) I hope you don't blame God.
(d) I hope you're learning to live at peace with Eric's death.

9. On page 70, what passage of the Bible does Nicholas refer to as a lament in the context of a faith that endures?
(a) Revelation 21.
(b) Jeremiah 33.
(c) Isaiah 40.
(d) Psalm 42.

10. What repelled Nicholas when he walked into a store?
(a) The hustle and bustle in the store.
(b) The ordinariness of what he saw.
(c) Seeing Eric's old friends.
(d) The people who gave him their condolences.

11. How many children did Nicholas have?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

12. What metaphor does Nicholas use on page 76 to refer to faith?
(a) A path.
(b) A sidewalk.
(c) A covered walk.
(d) A footbridge.

13. Where did Nicholas move Eric's belongings after several weeks?
(a) Shed.
(b) Attic.
(c) Garage.
(d) Basement.

14. Who wrote "God too is pained by death, more even than you and I are; but there's nothing much he can do about it"?
(a) Rabbi Klein.
(b) Rabbi Elwood.
(c) Rabbi Kushner.
(d) Rabbi Schmidt.

15. What histories are written about the odyssey of humanity on earth?
(a) The story of the exulting ones.
(b) The story of those who have suffered.
(c) The story of those who are persecuted.
(d) The story of those who are defeated.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 85, who does Nicholas say are the mourners?

2. What will happen to him who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow?

3. On page 56, what did a friend remark about grief?

4. What does every act of evil extract from God?

5. In the book that angered Nicholas, what passage of the Bible does the author mention was read in church the Sunday before the death of a man's son?

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