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

2. How many actions does each stanza in 'The Creation' describe?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

3. What does the first stanza of 'The Prodigal Son' claim men are lacking in combat?
(a) Armor.
(b) Power and size.
(c) Technique.
(d) Faith.

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

5. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' how does the speaker want the preacher to deliver the word of God?
(a) With enthusiasm.
(b) Quietly.
(c) Like it should be delivered.
(d) In sign language.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Johnson say in the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' the road away from one's father lead?

5. In the second stanza of 'The Creation' what is the only thing that God can see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what Noah tells the people and how the people react to him.

4. How is Jesus dressed for the crucifixion?

5. Describe Moses' interaction with God in the poem 'Let My People Go.' How does God appear? What article of clothing must Moses remove?

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

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

8. In the poem 'The Creation', how does God create light? How does He feel after He creates light?

9. What question does the preacher ask his congregation at the end of the poem 'Judgment Day'?

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

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