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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does God feel at the end of the fourth stanza of 'The Creation'?
(a) Giddy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Sad.

2. What does Johnson write rests between the sun and the stars in the poem 'The Creation'?
(a) The oceans.
(b) The moon.
(c) The atmosphere.
(d) The world.

3. In 'The Prodigal Son,' how does the father treat his son when he sees him?
(a) Like an honored guest.
(b) Like a thief.
(c) He treats him hesitantly.
(d) He ignores him.

4. In 'The Creation' what does God roll in his hand in the fourth stanza?
(a) Clay.
(b) Mud.
(c) Light.
(d) Darkness.

5. What does God step into in 'The Creation' ?
(a) An empty space.
(b) Heaven.
(c) A crowd.
(d) An unlit room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jesus with in the first stanza of 'The Crucifixion'?

2. What is the preacher about to do in the third stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?

3. Who does the woman meet in stanza nine of 'Go Down Death'?

4. What does God describe as "Blacker that a hundred midnights?"

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

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