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

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

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

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

5. In stanza three of 'The Creation,' what body of water does the author use to describe darkness?
(a) A river.
(b) A bay.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A swamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Death take the woman in 'Go Down Death'?

2. What experience is the woman in 'Go Down Death' going through?

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

4. What is the woman's reaction to Death in 'Go Down Death'?

5. What is the poem 'The Creation' about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the God describe the sinners in 'Judgment Day'? What will they wear? What animal does he refer to them as?

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

3. What occurs during the crucifixion? What is placed in Jesus' side?

4. What is the final request the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' makes?

5. Describe Death in 'Go Down Death.'

6. Who will God judge on Judgment Day?

7. In 'Let My People Go,' what does God ask Moses to do? What is Moses' reaction?

8. How does Sister Caroline react to seeing God?

9. In the poem 'Let My People Go,' how does the Pharaoh react to Moses' request? What does he do in response?

10. In 'Go Down Death,' who is Sister Caroline?

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