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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does God call to him in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) The angels.
(b) His son.
(c) Death.
(d) His servants.

2. Who is the voice of 'The Creation'?
(a) God.
(b) The preacher.
(c) Jesus.
(d) A poor man.

3. In stanza three of 'The Creation,' what body of water does the author use to describe darkness?
(a) A river.
(b) A swamp.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A bay.

4. Where does God send Death in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Texas.
(d) Maryland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God describe as "Blacker that a hundred midnights?"

2. What does Jesus do in stanzas two and three of 'The Crucifixion'?

3. What grows in stanza seven of 'The Creation'?

4. What is Jesus' emotional state in 'The Crucifixion'?

5. What is the poem 'The Crucifixion' about?

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