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

2. What does the speaker request in the final stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) A wonderful preacher.
(b) A morning dove.
(c) A sign.
(d) A peaceful death.

3. In the second stanza of 'The Creation' what is the only thing that God can see?
(a) Despair.
(b) Light.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Joy.

4. In the third stanza of 'The Prodigal Son,', one of the man's sons approaches him with a question. Which son approaches?
(a) The oldest son.
(b) The youngest son.
(c) The oldest son is prompted by the youngest.
(d) Both sons.

5. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does Johnson write that the preacher should be able to look through ?
(a) The telescope of clarity.
(b) The telescope of eternity.
(c) The telescope of truth.
(d) The telescope of death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the definition of prodigal?

3. Where does God throw the leftover light in the poem 'The Creation'?

4. How does the father respond to his son's request in 'The Prodigal Son.'.

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

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