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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When J.B. is lying on the broken down table, what is he wearing?
(a) Rags.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A suit.
(d) A towel.

2. Who says, "His will, our peace?"
(a) Sarah.
(b) Zuss.
(c) Nickles.
(d) J.B.

3. After arguing about the value of suffering, what does Nickles challenge Zuss to do?
(a) Convince Sarah of his point of view.
(b) Put on his mask.
(c) Change his point of view.
(d) See things from the other side.

4. What makes Zuss and Nickles able to put on their masks again?
(a) They agree to help Sarah.
(b) They agree to stay out of J.B.'s life.
(c) They agree to reverse everything that has happened.
(d) They agree to finish the story they started.

5. Nickles equates God's will not with _______, but with being ruled and submission.
(a) Peace.
(b) Praise.
(c) Thanks.
(d) Obedience.

6. Eliphaz says that guilt is what?
(a) A joke.
(b) An emotion.
(c) An illusion.
(d) A mockery.

7. Why does Sarah leave J.B.?
(a) Because he believes her to be guilty of sin.
(b) Because he reminds her of the children.
(c) Because he is covered with sores.
(d) Because he continues in his beliefs.

8. At the beginning of Scene 10, Nickles calls Zuss what?
(a) Magnificent.
(b) Just.
(c) Godly.
(d) Awesome.

9. Bildad jeers at J.B.'s claim to what?
(a) Faith.
(b) Luck.
(c) Blessings.
(d) Innocence.

10. Why does Zuss call for the lights in Scene 10?
(a) The story is over.
(b) The epilogue has to begin.
(c) Another play has to start.
(d) The story's not over.

11. After J.B. calms God down, what does he do?
(a) Forgave Nickles.
(b) Forgave Sarah.
(c) Forgave himself.
(d) Forgave God.

12. What does Zophar wear?
(a) A bishop's mitre.
(b) A robe.
(c) A stole.
(d) A clerical collar.

13. When Zuss and Nickles are able to put their masks on again in Scene 7, they become what?
(a) Instruments of God's wisdom.
(b) Instruments of the masks.
(c) Instruments of God's wrath.
(d) Instruments of Satan's wrath.

14. After Zuss calls for the lights in Scene 10, what does Nickles complain about?
(a) That there couldn't possibly be more.
(b) That he doesn't like his job.
(c) That there isn't anywhere to go from here.
(d) That the story didn't have a happy ending.

15. The quote, "His will, our peace," comes from what book?
(a) The Confessions.
(b) The Letters to the Romans.
(c) The Divine Mystery.
(d) The Inferno.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nickles complains that God has done what, tumbling a whole city down to blister one man's skin with agony?

2. When Nickles asks J.B. if he knows what happens at the end, J.B. says what?

3. Sarah doesn't believe J.B. that her children must have had some sin to be punished. She believes her children are what?

4. Nickles and Zuss both lose what at the beginning of Scene 10?

5. Why does J.B. apologize to Zophar, Eliphaz, and Bildad?

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