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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the first stanza of 'The Prodigal Son' say men should not go into combat with?
(a) The king.
(b) God.
(c) Goliath.
(d) The queen.

2. What tool does the speaker in 'Listen, Lord' say the preachers words should be similar to?
(a) A screwdriver.
(b) A buzz saw.
(c) A ice pick.
(d) A sledge hammer.

3. Who is the poem, 'Go Down Death' about?
(a) Sister Caroline.
(b) Sister Carol.
(c) Sister Nancy.
(d) Sister Anne.

4. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker say the preacher's imagination should be cleaned with?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Bleach.
(c) Soap.
(d) Oil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does God bring man to life in the last stanza of 'The Creation'?

2. In 'Go Down Death,' where does the preacher say the dead go?

3. How does God create light?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' what happens to the son while he is in Babylon?

2. In the poem 'Let My People Go,' why does the Pharaoh send his armies after the Hebrews? How do they escape?

3. What happens when God walks upon the earth in 'The Creation'?

4. Whom does 'Listen, Lord' request blessings be delivered upon?

5. How does the son say his new life compares to his old life in the poem 'The Prodigal Son'?

6. How does the son's father in the poem 'The Prodigal Son' receive him after they meet again?

7. In the poem 'Judgment Day,' how does the God describe the righteous? What will they wear? What animal does he refer to them as?

8. In the poem 'The Crucifixion,' what does the preacher make sure to point out about the man that helps Jesus carry his cross?

9. Describe the form 'Listen, Lord' takes?

10. Who is the last righteous man on earth in the poem 'Noah Built the Ark,' and how does God reward him?

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