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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Crucifixion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the preacher in 'Go Down Death' describe Death's body?
(a) Boney.
(b) Vibrant.
(c) Warm.
(d) Icy.

2. Who does the woman meet in stanza nine of 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Her maker.
(b) The Devil.
(c) Death.
(d) Jesus.

3. In the second stanza of 'Go Down Death' what does the preacher do?
(a) Goes forward in time.
(b) Prays.
(c) Goes back in time.
(d) Goes to church.

4. In 'Go Down Death,' what does death ride upon?
(a) A wing.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A pale horse.
(d) A dark horse.

5. Where does Death take the woman in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) To her mother.
(b) To look at her past.
(c) To Hell.
(d) To Heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the person who judges Jesus serve?

2. What does God create in the sixth stanza of 'The Creation'?

3. What do Jesus' companions do by the end of stanza three in 'The Crucifixion'?

4. In the poem 'The Creation' what helps things to grow in stanza seven?

5. What message does the Preacher deliver at the end of the poem, 'Go Down Death'?

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