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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 is sad.
(c) He is pleased.
(d) He frowns.

2. What does the speaker want God to give the preacher in 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Gold.
(d) Food.

3. Who does the woman meet in stanza nine of 'Go Down Death'?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Her maker.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Death.

4. Why does preacher say Jesus did not name the man or his sons in 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) Jesus does name the man and his sons.
(b) Because the man and his sons are not important.
(c) Because no one is named in the bible.
(d) Because they represent God and all of humankind.

5. What does God create in the fourth stanza of 'The Creation'?
(a) The moon.
(b) The earth.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool does the speaker in 'Listen, Lord' say the preachers words should be similar to?

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

3. What does the preacher ask the men of his congregation to do at the end of the poem 'The Prodigal Son' ?

4. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what are the people in the city like?

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

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