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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 God call to him in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) The angels.
(b) His servants.
(c) His son.
(d) Death.

2. What order does God give in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) That the woman be delivered to him.
(b) That the floods begin.
(c) That people go to church.
(d) That people worship him.

3. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want bestowed upon the preacher?
(a) Gold.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Blessings.

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

5. What is the woman's reaction to Death in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She does not see him.
(c) She recognizes him.
(d) She screams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boy's new life like in 'The Prodigal Son' ?

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

3. What does the boy become in stanza eleven of 'The Prodigal Son' ?

4. What does the sermon in 'Go Down Death' suggest the dead are not?

5. What is missing in the city the prodigal son travels to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the preacher say that Jesus does not name the man or his sons in 'The Prodigal Son'?

2. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' what becomes of the son after living in Babylon?

3. Who will God judge on Judgment Day?

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

5. How does God comfort Sister Caroline?

6. How does the preacher wish his words to be delivered in 'Listen, Lord'?

7. Describe how the congregation in 'Listen, Lord' approaches God.

8. How does God feel about Sister Caroline?

9. What sign does God deliver at the end of 'Noah Built the Ark' and what does the sign mean?

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

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