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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the poem 'The Creation' about?
(a) God's creation of humans.
(b) God's creation of Earth.
(c) Noah's creation of the ark.
(d) God's creation of the moon.

2. Where does the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' want to prevent sinners from entering?
(a) Home.
(b) Hell.
(c) Purgatory.
(d) Heaven.

3. How many actions does each stanza in 'The Creation' describe?
(a) Eight.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

4. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker want the congregation to realize?
(a) They are smaller then God.
(b) They are lucky.
(c) They are kind.
(d) They are pious.

5. What tool does the speaker in 'Listen, Lord' say the preachers words should be similar to?
(a) A ice pick.
(b) A screwdriver.
(c) A sledge hammer.
(d) A buzz saw.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In stanza three of 'The Creation,' what body of water does the author use to describe darkness?

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

4. How are the walls of time described in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

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

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