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

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

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

4. Who is David referring to when he says, "For months, years, perhaps a decade. Perhaps I have known for thirty years"?
(a) That Saul was planning to take over David's kingdom.
(b) That Absalom was planning to take over Saul's kingdom.
(c) That he was really a Saul.
(d) That Absalom was planning to take over David's kingdom.

5. Whose name is called out in the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) Saul.
(b) Absalom.
(c) David.
(d) Sage.

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the following are characteristics of David, as described by an old soldier of David in Chapter 17, except for which one?

2. All of the following types of people follow David, except for who?

3. David's followers did not fear __________ or __________.

4. Who says, "My king is mad. At least, I so perceive him. What can I do"?

5. According to the author in Chapter 16, men who go after the __________ among us often crucify the __________ among us.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the mood at the end of Chapter 17? Explain.

2. What gift does David claim to have in Chapter 23? Explain.

3. Describe Saul before becoming a mad king.

4. Why did David flee the kingdom alone in Chapter 10?

5. Explain David's operation by God as seen in Chapter 9.

6. What does the author wish to accomplish by explaining the difference between Saul and David?

7. A parable is a brief story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson. What parable was used in Chapter 12? Who was the parable?

8. Why did people call Absalom, David in Chapter 19?

9. What was the purpose of the dialogue between the young boy and the guardian in Chapter 19?

10. Give a physical description of the old mighty soldier of David.

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