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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 third stanza of 'The Prodigal Son,', one of the man's sons approaches him with a question. Which son approaches?
(a) The oldest son.
(b) Both sons.
(c) The oldest son is prompted by the youngest.
(d) The youngest son.

2. Who does the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' want the people to worship?
(a) The Angels.
(b) Him.
(c) God.
(d) The King.

3. In the second stanza of 'Go Down Death' what does the preacher do?
(a) Goes back in time.
(b) Goes forward in time.
(c) Goes to church.
(d) Prays.

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

5. How does God bring man to life in the last stanza of 'The Creation'?
(a) He blows breath into him.
(b) He prays.
(c) He claps his hands.
(d) He holds him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker ask God for in 'Listen, Lord'?

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

3. In 'The Creation' what does God roll in his hand in the fourth stanza?

4. What is the definition of prodigal?

5. Who does the first stanza of 'The Prodigal Son' say men should not go into combat with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Adam and Even disobey God? What did God warn them not to do?

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

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

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

5. How will God react to the cries of the sinners in the poem 'Judgment Day'?

6. Who will God judge on Judgment Day?

7. How does God create man in the poem 'The Creation'? How does He bring man to life?

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

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

10. How does God feel about Sister Caroline?

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