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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This play, and the story of Job, are allegories for what?
(a) The human experience of suffering.
(b) The human experience and philosophy.
(c) The human experience of existentialism.
(d) The human experience in relation with God.

2. How does Mr. Nickles describe Job's situation?
(a) Scary.
(b) Eventful.
(c) Hideous.
(d) Ridiculous.

3. How long does it take for J.B. and Sarah to call the police about their missing daughter?
(a) Seven hours.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) Nine hours.
(d) Six hours.

4. When Mr. Zuss says that the world is a great place, what does Mr. Nickles say it is?
(a) A dung-heap.
(b) A waste land.
(c) A garbage dump.
(d) A trash pile.

5. Sarah says that if they forget God, God will do what?
(a) Forget them.
(b) Make them suffer.
(c) Leave them.
(d) Remove his blessings.

6. How many of J.B.'s children are in a car that is hit by a drunk driver?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

7. What is Sarah arranging on the table when she and J.B. notice two drunk soldiers across the street?
(a) Napkins.
(b) Silverware.
(c) Place settings.
(d) Flowers.

8. The second traditional aspect of man's relationship with God is fear of His _________.
(a) Power.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Retribution.

9. Existentialism says that the sum total of existence is what human beings _______.
(a) Complete.
(b) Feel.
(c) Experience.
(d) Live.

10. How many children do J.B. and Sarah have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

11. Where does Sarah believe that blessings come from?
(a) The Church.
(b) God.
(c) Faith.
(d) Heaven.

12. After coming down from their platform, how do Nickles and Zuss return to their platform?
(a) Arm in arm.
(b) With their feet tied.
(c) In handcuffs.
(d) With their hands tied.

13. Where is the Prologue set?
(a) In a football stadium.
(b) At a concessions stand.
(c) At a ball game.
(d) In a circus tent.

14. Nickles says that J.B. would play his role differently if he were what?
(a) Homeless.
(b) Poor.
(c) Childless.
(d) Single.

15. Sarah lives her life indulging in blaming rage and what?
(a) Fearful obedience.
(b) Fearless blessings.
(c) Fearful gratitude.
(d) Faithful obedience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nickles says that the real reason for suffering is to learn that everything ends in what?

2. Where is the story of Job found?

3. In the story of Job, Satan bets God that if God were to curse Job, Job would do what?

4. Whose story do Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss portray on the stage?

5. When J.B. and Sarah are arguing over whether God's blessings are earned or simply given, what happens to interrupt them?

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