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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: p. 28-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is man compared to in Job 14: 1-2?
(a) Flower and shadow.
(b) Weeds and grass.
(c) Birds and animals.
(d) Clouds and rain.

2. Which author in the Bible wrote that someone who dies is like a cloud that vanishes?
(a) Job.
(b) David.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Paul.

3. What color hair did Eric have?
(a) Black.
(b) Blond.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

4. If Eric's life was a gift, what does Nicholas say he and his family must resist?
(a) Fear.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Pain.

5. What time of day did Nicholas return from Europe?
(a) Early in the morning.
(b) Around noon.
(c) Late at night.
(d) Middle of the afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nicholas experience after his brief moment of resignation?

2. What elements did Nicholas believe would comfort him?

3. Who does Nicholas say looks neither behind nor ahead because her humanity is just beginning?

4. What book does Nicholas say affirms the goodness of creation?

5. Who does Nicholas say "scarcely looks ahead; his plans are cautious, few, short-term"?

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