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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is David speaking to when he says, "I have waited, Absalom. I have waited and watched for years"?
(a) Himself.
(b) Absalom.
(c) Zadok.
(d) Joab.

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

4. Who says, "My king is mad. At least, I so perceive him. What can I do"?
(a) David.
(b) Absalom.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Saul.

5. Who does the author say God is looking at in Chapter 9?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) You.
(c) Saul.
(d) David.

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

7. 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 clown.
(b) David.
(c) A bum.
(d) The town drunk.

8. The old soldier of David said to David's grandson, "I see you have the ambitions typical of __________."
(a) Youth.
(b) Adulthood.
(c) Manhood.
(d) Maturity.

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

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

11. Who leaves the kingdom with David in Chapter 10?
(a) His friends.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His followers.
(d) Nobody.

12. In Chapter 21, Sage says that Absalom has but one recourse. What is it?
(a) Hero.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Captor.
(d) Democrat.

13. At one meeting, Absalom spoke of the great visions he had for what?
(a) Overthrowing King Saul.
(b) Solomon's kingdom.
(c) God's kingdom.
(d) David's kingdom.

14. In Chapter 23, David states that Absalom did not hesitate to divide what?
(a) Saul's kingdom.
(b) His father's kingdom.
(c) His family.
(d) The kingdom of God.

15. According to the author in Chapter 14, what word is NOT found in the vocabulary of fugitives?
(a) Legalism.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) God.
(d) Antinomianism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is David's response to Joab asking if he shall stop Absalom in Chapter 23?

2. In Chapter 9, what does the author say David's only success is?

3. According to Abishai in Chapter 23, Absalom was in some ways a youthful incarnation of who?

4. The author states that most of us know at least two men in lineage of David who have been __________ and __________ by other men.

5. What is Saul mostly remembered by?

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