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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of mortal questions does the author think that God cannot answer?
(a) Questions about Christ.
(b) Questions about love.
(c) Questions about life and death.
(d) Nonsense questions.

2. What does the author say combats the idea of God's mindless cruelty?
(a) Memories of lost loved ones.
(b) Christ.
(c) The promise of heaven.
(d) Scripture.

3. To what ultimate fate does the author resign himself?
(a) Understanding the meaning of life and death.
(b) Life with God.
(c) Reunion with H.
(d) Death.

4. How long were the author and H. married?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Six months.

5. What does the author say is human history's cruel joke?
(a) That there is no promise in Jesus's life and death.
(b) That God is hateful.
(c) That this life makes no sense.
(d) That there is no after life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "state" of heaven, according to the author?

2. When the author rereads his reflections, how does he react?

3. Why can the body suffer so much more than the mind, according to the author?

4. Why could the author's records not achieve his intended purpose?

5. What quality best characterizes the author's reflections?

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