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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What specific date does Nicholas say is one of the worst days?
(a) March 31.
(b) January 31.
(c) April 30.
(d) February 28.

3. What will happen to him who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow?
(a) He will return with weeping and gnashing of teeth.
(b) He will return with songs of joy carrying sheaves.
(c) He will return with bushels of grain and a faithful heart.
(d) He will return with corn and a joyful heart.

4. What is Nicholas doing in a dream on page 50?
(a) Walking down the street with friends.
(b) Fishing with his children.
(c) Walking in the woods.
(d) Eating dinner with his wife.

5. Where in the Bible is the quote, "Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy."
(a) Isaiah 25.
(b) Revelation 21.
(c) I John 3.
(d) Psalm 126.

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

7. Who wrote a book that angered Nicholas?
(a) A mother whose son died in a boating accident.
(b) A father whose son died in a mountaineering accident.
(c) A mother whose son died in an industrial accident.
(d) A father whose son died in a skiing accident.

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

9. What histories are written about the odyssey of humanity on earth?
(a) The story of those who are persecuted.
(b) The story of those who are defeated.
(c) The story of those who have suffered.
(d) The story of the exulting ones.

10. Where did Nicholas move Eric's belongings after several weeks?
(a) Garage.
(b) Attic.
(c) Shed.
(d) Basement.

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

12. On page 61, in what type of land does Nicholas find it difficult to sing?
(a) This barren land.
(b) This desolate land.
(c) This dry and weary land.
(d) This sorrowing land.

13. What book of the Bible does Nicholas mention that speaks of the coming of the day of shalom?
(a) Jeremiah.
(b) Lamentations.
(c) Revelation.
(d) Isaiah.

14. When Nicholas mentions stories written about humanity's odyssey on earth, what is one story he mentions?
(a) Students who excelled.
(b) Successful entrepreneurs.
(c) Pastors of large churches.
(d) Explorers who found a pass to the Pacific.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nicholas reads the New Testament, of what fact is he convinced?

2. How long does Nicholas say it took to create the world?

3. What metaphor does Nicholas use on page 76 to refer to faith?

4. Who said these words, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted"?

5. What do some vainly think will be overcome by some technology?

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