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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman's reaction to Death in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She screams.
(c) She recognizes him.
(d) She does not see him.

2. What is the definition of prodigal?
(a) Untruthful person.
(b) Reckless and wasteful spender.
(c) Brilliant person.
(d) Wandering person.

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

4. Who does the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' want the people to worship?
(a) God.
(b) The Angels.
(c) The King.
(d) Him.

5. What does the sermon in 'Go Down Death' suggest the dead are not?
(a) Free.
(b) Deceased.
(c) Sinners.
(d) Alive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What order does God give in 'Go Down Death'?

3. In 'The Prodigal Son,' how does the father treat his son when he sees him?

4. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want bestowed upon the preacher?

5. What city does the boy visit in stanza eight of 'The Prodigal Son' ?

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