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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What music of Brahms does Nicholas try to play?
(a) German Requiem.
(b) Paganini Variations.
(c) Hungarian Dances.
(d) The Art of Fugue.

2. On page 83, what metaphor does Nicholas use to describe what it is to be human?
(a) Window.
(b) Glass.
(c) Icon.
(d) Mirror.

3. Who said, "Be calm. "Disengage yourself. Neither laugh nor weep"?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) Epicureans.
(d) Stoics.

4. Who said, "Truly, you are a God who hides yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior"?
(a) Micah.
(b) Hosea.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Jeremiah.

5. What does Nicholas look forward to doing on the Great Day when all will be reunited?
(a) Being able to sing with the angels.
(b) Throwing himself into the arms of those he's wronged and saying, "I'm sorry."
(c) Being able to worship at God's throne.
(d) Being able to dispense with guilt.

6. In the book that angered Nicholas, what passage of the Bible does the author mention was read in church the Sunday before the death of a man's son?
(a) Psalm 18.
(b) John 14.
(c) Lamentations 3.
(d) Proverbs 15.

7. What author, in writing about the death of his wife was plainly angry with God?
(a) Watchman Nee.
(b) Oswald Sanders.
(c) John Piper.
(d) C. S. Lewis.

8. How do the Biblical writers describe mankind?
(a) A little lower than the angels.
(b) Sinful and lost.
(c) Deceitful and desperately wicked.
(d) Made in the image of God.

9. Instead of overcoming, what has Nicholas learned to do with the unpleasant things in his life?
(a) Trust.
(b) Endure.
(c) Confront.
(d) Cope.

10. What does every act of evil extract from God?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Consolation.
(c) A sob.
(d) A tear.

11. Which of the following names is the name of one of Nicholas' children?
(a) Amy.
(b) Katherine.
(c) David.
(d) Jonathan.

12. Who wrote, "we have to wait for the third day"?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Henri Nouwen.
(c) Greg Bahsen.
(d) Clement.

13. What does Nicholas say that he does now instead of rowing?
(a) He floats.
(b) He swims.
(c) He runs.
(d) He walks.

14. Where did Eric's belongings stand for weeks?
(a) In the garage.
(b) In his room.
(c) In the entry.
(d) In the attic.

15. On page 85, who does Nicholas say are the mourners?
(a) Those who have caught a glimpse of God's new day.
(b) Those who see beyond sorrow.
(c) Those who have found joy in God.
(d) Those who have identified themselves with Jesus Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen to him who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow?

2. What book of the Bible does Nicholas mention that speaks of the coming of the day of shalom?

3. On page 87, what does Nicholas say that God wanted to experience with man because of his great love for mankind?

4. On page 81, whom does Nicholas say that God sent to suffer like mankind?

5. On page 70, what passage of the Bible does Nicholas refer to as a lament in the context of a faith that endures?

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