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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Absalom?
(a) King David's son.
(b) David's father.
(c) King Saul's son.
(d) David's brother.

2. What other object does the unidentified figure in Chapter 18 pull out of the chest?
(a) A sword.
(b) A Bible.
(c) Coat of arms.
(d) A spear.

3. What answer does the author give for the question: "What does a person do in the middle of a spear throwing contest"?
(a) "You surrender immediately."
(b) "You seek shelter."
(c) "You get stabbed to death."
(d) "You help throw spears."

4. What are the last words that David's grandson hears from the old soldier of David in Chapter 17?
(a) "David shielded us from suffering; he did not mete it out."
(b) "Legalism is nothing but a leader's way of avoiding suffering."
(c) "I was one of the 'mighty men of David.'"
(d) "We were six hundred no-goods with a leader who cried a lot."

5. What does the unidentified figure in Chapter 18 pull out of the chest?
(a) A hat.
(b) A pair of boots.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A cape.

6. According to the author in Chapter 12, in times past, mothers had told their children that if they did not behave, they would end up like what?
(a) A bum.
(b) The town drunk.
(c) A clown.
(d) David.

7. David becomes less of a folk hero and more of a what in Chapter 14?
(a) Villain.
(b) Cautionary tale.
(c) Tragic hero.
(d) Coward.

8. According to the author in Chapter 10, who decides when it is finally time to leave the Lord's anointed?
(a) The individual wanting to leave.
(b) The council members.
(c) The Lord's anointed one.
(d) The citizens of the kingdom.

9. What does David's grandson set out to discover in Chapter 17?
(a) To find and talk to a soldier of David.
(b) To find and talk to David.
(c) To find and talk to Saul.
(d) To find and talk to Goliath.

10. What is David's response to Joab asking if he shall stop Absalom in Chapter 23?
(a) David says, "Yes!"
(b) David says, "Let me think about it."
(c) David says, "No!"
(d) David says, "I already have!"

11. "The hunted" in Chapter 11 refers to who?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Deer.
(c) David.
(d) Saul.

12. According to the author in Chapter 19, how old was David?
(a) David was Absalom's age.
(b) David was Joab's age.
(c) David was Jesse's age.
(d) David was Saul's age.

13. According to the author in Chapter 11, how many ways can one leave a kingdom?
(a) 1.
(b) Numerous.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

14. Who is the unidentified object?
(a) God.
(b) Absalom.
(c) David.
(d) You.

15. What two characters are conversing in Chapter 19?
(a) A man and an angel.
(b) A child and a guardian.
(c) Saul and Absalom.
(d) Nathan and Zadok.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 16, the passing of time and the way you react to that leader reveals a great deal about what?

2. Whose name is called out in the beginning of Chapter 21?

3. Who says, "Are you, sir, one of David's might men of long ago-one of those men of whom we have heard so much"?

4. What two choices does David have in Chapter 22 when it comes to dealing with Absalom?

5. According to the end of Chapter 21, what is Sage's name?

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