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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 'Listen, Lord,' what emotional position is the speaker in during the first stanza?
(a) A sad position.
(b) A powerful position.
(c) A happy position.
(d) A humble position

2. Which biblical story is 'The Prodigal Son' based on?
(a) David and Goliath.
(b) Noah.
(c) Kain and Abel.
(d) The prodigal son.

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

4. What does the boy in 'The Prodigal Son' compare his new life to?
(a) Life in the city.
(b) Life with his father.
(c) Life in the town.
(d) Life with his brother.

5. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does Johnson write that the preacher should be able to look through ?
(a) The telescope of truth.
(b) The telescope of eternity.
(c) The telescope of clarity.
(d) The telescope of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want bestowed upon the preacher?

2. When the woman eventually meets Jesus in 'Go Down Death,' what does he do to her?

3. What does the prodigal son ask his father for?

4. How are the walls of time described in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sister Caroline react to seeing God?

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

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

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

6. What does the preacher ask God to do for the sinners in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

7. How will people know that Judgment Day arrives? Who will notify them?

8. Describe what the poem 'The Creation' is about. Be specific.

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

10. In 'Listen, Lord', where does the preacher plea God ride past? What does he say God will be riding on?

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