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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. How does God feel about the creation of light?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He frowns.
(c) He is sad.
(d) He is pleased.

2. What does the first stanza of 'The Prodigal Son' claim men are lacking in combat?
(a) Faith.
(b) Power and size.
(c) Technique.
(d) Armor.

3. In 'Go Down Death,' where does the preacher say the dead go?
(a) To Heaven.
(b) To God.
(c) To Jesus.
(d) To Hell.

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

5. How does the father respond to his son's request in 'The Prodigal Son.'.
(a) He sings his praises.
(b) He hugs him.
(c) He begs him not to.
(d) He helps divide the cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman's reaction to the person Death takes her to meet in 'Go Down Death'?

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

3. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what work did the boy do at his father's home?

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

5. In the second stanza of 'Go Down Death' what does the preacher do?

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