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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker ask God to ride past?
(a) The gates of Heaven.
(b) The mountains.
(c) His house.
(d) The gates of Hell.

2. What do God's steps create in 'The Creation'?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The clouds.
(c) The oceans.
(d) The volcanos.

3. What does God describe as "Blacker that a hundred midnights?"
(a) The swamp.
(b) The night.
(c) The sky.
(d) Darkness.

4. Where is the speaker going in the first stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) To God.
(b) To work.
(c) To church.
(d) To Hell.

5. How does God create light?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He opens his eyes.
(c) He thinks it.
(d) He makes fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker describe God in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

2. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' how does the speaker want the preacher to deliver the word of God?

3. What does the speaker ask for the sinners in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

4. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does Johnson write that the preacher should be able to look through ?

5. How many actions does each stanza in 'The Creation' describe?

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