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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who composed the liturgy used at Eric's funeral?
(a) Claire.
(b) A friend.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Eric's sister.

2. Who had just left on a plane to see Eric?
(a) An aunt.
(b) A younger brother.
(c) An older sister.
(d) His grandmother.

3. What type of books were on a table in Eric's apartment?
(a) Art and mountaineering books.
(b) Books on pottery.
(c) Architectural books.
(d) Bibles and devotionals.

4. What passage from the Bible does Nicholas quote that says, "The grass withers, the flower fades"?
(a) Ecclesiastes 3.
(b) I Corinthians 15.
(c) Isaiah 40.
(d) Psalm 103.

5. In Eric's thesis, what person was he especially interested in writing about?
(a) German Bestelmeyer.
(b) Eugen Honig.
(c) Alexander von Senger.
(d) Paul Schultze-Naumberg.

6. What does Nicholas say withers and what remains?
(a) The body withers and its belongings remain.
(b) The flower withers and the effects remain.
(c) The fruit withers and the seeds remain.
(d) The grass withers and the weeds remain.

7. Who does Nicholas say "scarcely looks ahead; his plans are cautious, few, short-term"?
(a) A teenager.
(b) An old person.
(c) A groom.
(d) A new father.

8. What type of trees were releasing their seeds when Eric was laid to rest?
(a) Cottonwoods.
(b) Birches.
(c) Willows.
(d) Maples.

9. What is one of the profoundest features of the Christian and Jewish way of being-in-the-world and being-in-history?
(a) Faith.
(b) Hope.
(c) Remembering.
(d) Love.

10. Who did Nicholas meet with after he returned from Europe?
(a) A friend.
(b) A co-worker.
(c) His pastor.
(d) His family.

11. What did Nicholas and his family decide to do with Eric's belongings?
(a) Donate them to charity.
(b) Leave them out as a memorial.
(c) Give them to his friends.
(d) Give them away to extended family members.

12. What became Eric's major?
(a) Science.
(b) Computer science.
(c) Art history.
(d) Mathematics.

13. What did one of Eric's brothers place on the coffin?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daisies.

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

15. Where does Nicholas say that people need to go to comfort him?
(a) Come to the cemetery.
(b) Spend time with him and his family.
(c) Visit him at home.
(d) Come close.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Eric when he nearly died because he would not admit that he could not swim?

2. When death is seen as a slicing of what God declared to be, then what is death?

3. What type of spices did Eric have in his cupboard?

4. Who met Nicholas at the airport?

5. When was there a furious dispute over the future direction of architecture?

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