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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What portion of God's being from the Prologue does David possess?
(a) The seed.
(b) The cloth.
(c) The light.
(d) The throne.

2. At the end of Chapter 2, where do David's brothers go off to?
(a) Bed.
(b) The shop.
(c) See the king.
(d) War.

3. After David kills Goliath, he finds himself a what?
(a) Folk hero.
(b) Tragic hero.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Killer.

4. Who says, "Go, take these two portions of my being. There are two destinies waiting" ?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Saul.
(c) Recorder.
(d) God.

5. According to the author in Chapter 7, how can you tell when someone has been hit by a spear?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He has puncture wounds.
(c) He has blood on himself.
(d) He turns a deep shade of bitter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Jesse have?

2. What portion of God's being from the Prologue does Saul possess?

3. What is the point of view of the Prologue?

4. What does David practice throwing with his sling shot?

5. Who is Saul?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what question drove the King mad?

2. In Chapter 7, what answer is given to the question: "What can a man do when the King decides to use him for target practice"?

3. What was Recorder's purpose in the Prologue?

4. In Chapter 4, how did one know if a king was after the order of King Saul?

5. What two portions of God's being did Gabriel give to each unborn destiny?

6. What genre is "A Tale of Three Kings" classified as, and what time period was the Christian community undergoing when this was written?

7. What is the best definition of the term "broken vessel" in context to Chapter 3?

8. What is the purpose of Chapter 1?

9. What irony was revealed at the end of Chapter 2?

10. What can be inferred as to why the author does not detail the battle between David and Goliath?

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