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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Nicholas have?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

5. According to Nicholas, when will the world's redemption be fulfilled?
(a) When judgment day comes.
(b) When Satan is bound in the pit.
(c) When God's cup of suffering is full.
(d) When Jesus returns.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 56, what did a friend remark about grief?

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

3. On page 50, what happens in Nicholas' dream?

4. On page 72, what type of a mother does Nicholas describe and say that he cannot identify with her pain?

5. What is a soul that pants for God compared to in a scripture passage that Nicholas quotes on page 71?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nicholas convinced of when he reads the New Testament?

2. In what respects does man mirror God?

3. In Section 8, what is said about what it means to be human?

4. Does Nicholas believe that God reveals himself?

5. Why does Nicholas say God suffers?

6. What types of days can Nicholas manage?

7. How does Nicholas explain why suffering happens?

8. What will Nicholas do with the regrets he has regarding Eric?

9. Is there a firm answer to why humans suffer?

10. How is what the Stoics said different from what Jesus said about mourning?

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