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

2. What does the prodigal son ask his father for?
(a) Love.
(b) Part of his property.
(c) Part of his cattle.
(d) Part of his money.

3. Why does preacher say Jesus did not name the man or his sons in 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) Jesus does name the man and his sons.
(b) Because no one is named in the bible.
(c) Because the man and his sons are not important.
(d) Because they represent God and all of humankind.

4. What is the preacher about to do in the third stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Take communion.
(b) Pray.
(c) Confess.
(d) Deliver a sermon.

5. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want the preacher cleaned of?
(a) Paint.
(b) Sin.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the boy visit in stanza eight of 'The Prodigal Son' ?

2. What are the women in the city like in the poem 'The Prodigal Son' ?

3. In 'Go Down Death,' what does death ride upon?

4. In 'The Creation,' what does God want to end?

5. What does God step into in 'The Creation' ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does God do in the poem 'Let My People Go,' in order to convince the Pharaoh to do his bidding?

2. Where is Jesus at the start of 'The Crucifixion' and who is with him?

3. In 'The Crucifixion,' what does Jesus cry out before he dies?

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

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

6. What does the younger son in 'The Prodigal Son' ask his father for? What is his father's response?

7. Who does God send to Sister Caroline's side?

8. Describe Death in 'Go Down Death.'

9. What finally convinces the Pharaoh to do God's bidding in 'Let My People Go'?

10. Who is Jesus taken before in 'The Crucifixion'? What is this leaders response to Jesus?

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