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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. According to the author in Chapter 11, how many ways can one leave a kingdom?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) Numerous.
2. According to Abishai in Chapter 23, Absalom was in some ways a youthful incarnation of who?
(a) Saul.
(b) Goliath.
(c) David.
(d) Joab.
3. 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.
4. Who makes himself David's enemy?
(a) Saul.
(b) Abishai.
(c) Absalom.
(d) Joab.
5. Who is David speaking to when he says, "I have waited, Absalom. I have waited and watched for years"?
(a) Absalom.
(b) Joab.
(c) Zadok.
(d) Himself.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 11, what is NOT the ideal place for moral building?
2. In Chapter 21, what does Sage say about rebels who ascend to the throne by rebellion?
3. All of the following are characteristics of David, as described by an old soldier of David in Chapter 17, except for which one?
4. Whose name is called out in the beginning of Chapter 21?
5. Sage describes Absalom as both __________ and __________?
Short Essay Questions
1. What gift does David claim to have in Chapter 23? Explain.
2. Why did David flee the kingdom alone in Chapter 10?
3. Summarize David's reaction to Absalom holding meetings with David's followers.
4. Explain David's operation by God as seen in Chapter 9.
5. What was the purpose of the dialogue between the young boy and the guardian in Chapter 19?
6. What does the author wish to accomplish by explaining the difference between Saul and David?
7. Discuss what mothers told their children in the past, according to the author. What do mothers tell their children now?
8. According to the old mighty soldier of David, who invented rules and why were they invented?
9. According to the author, why does God give unworthy people His power?
10. Briefly discuss David's followers.
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