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

2. Who says, "Look at us. We're animals again. Less than an hour ago you could have freed us all"?
(a) Joab.
(b) Zadok.
(c) Absalom.
(d) David.

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

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

5. According to the author in Chapter 16, men who go after the __________ among us often crucify the __________ among us.
(a) God / Davids.
(b) Davids / Sauls.
(c) Sauls / Davids.
(d) Sauls / God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became the greatest hymn writer and the greatest comforter of broken hearts?

2. At one meeting, Absalom spoke of the great visions he had for what?

3. The author says in Chapter 18 that you yourself are neither a Saul nor a David, but only what?

4. Approximately how much time passes after the reign of Saul, before David's grandson enrolls himself into the ranks of Israel's army?

5. "The hunted" in Chapter 11 refers to who?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the author in Chapter 8, no man will ever be wise enough to answer what riddle?

3. According to the old mighty soldier of David, who invented rules and why were they invented?

4. Briefly discuss David's followers.

5. Briefly examine Absalom's beliefs, as seen in Chapter 21.

6. Describe Saul before becoming a mad king.

7. Discuss the importance of Joab in Chapter 22.

8. Summarize David's reaction to Absalom holding meetings with David's followers.

9. Discuss what mothers told their children in the past, according to the author. What do mothers tell their children now?

10. According to the author, why does Saul make decisions that can be misleading and dishonorable?

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