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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sage describes Absalom as both __________ and __________?
(a) Sincere / ambitious.
(b) Insincere / unmotivated.
(c) Disingenuous / lazy.
(d) Deceitful / lackadaisical.

2. Some fugitives of King Saul make contact with who in Chapter 13?
(a) David.
(b) Absalom.
(c) Abishai.
(d) God.

3. In Chapter 20, how do men feel about being with Absalom?
(a) Insecure.
(b) Scared.
(c) Detached.
(d) Secure.

4. In Chapter 20, it states that rebellion has been in whose heart for years?
(a) Joab's.
(b) Saul's.
(c) David's.
(d) Absalom's.

5. All of the following types of people follow David, except for who?
(a) Complainers.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Liars.
(d) Honest men.

6. The author says in Chapter 18 that you yourself are neither a Saul nor a David, but only what?
(a) A Herod.
(b) An Absalom.
(c) A peasant of the realm.
(d) A Joab.

7. Who is David referring to when he says, "He was great. Great in the eyes of God and men."?
(a) Absalom.
(b) Saul.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Joab.

8. 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"?
(a) Saul.
(b) David's grandson.
(c) The old soldier of David.
(d) Absalom.

9. 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?
(a) Your country.
(b) Your leader.
(c) Your leader's future.
(d) You.

10. Who comes to speak with David at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) Absalom.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Saul.
(d) Joab.

11. 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 citizens of the kingdom.
(c) The council members.
(d) The Lord's anointed one.

12. According to the author in Chapter 8, who can tell who is the Lord's anointed?
(a) Blind people.
(b) Gifted people.
(c) Everybody.
(d) Nobody.

13. According to the author in Chapter 17, who did David's grandson serve under?
(a) King Rehoboam.
(b) King Jehoshaphat.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) King Herod.

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

15. In Chapter 21, what does Sage say about rebels who ascend to the throne by rebellion?
(a) They have no need to rebel or have rebellions.
(b) They have patience for other rebels and their rebellions.
(c) They have no patience with other rebels and their rebellions.
(d) They desire to rebel and have rebellions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, Sage says that Absalom has but one recourse. What is it?

2. Who says, "Look at us. We're animals again. Less than an hour ago you could have freed us all"?

3. In Chapter 11, what is NOT the ideal place for moral building?

4. What two characters are conversing in Chapter 19?

5. What question does the author tell the reader to memorize in Chapter 8?

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