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

2. What metaphor does Nicholas use on page 76 to refer to faith?
(a) A path.
(b) A footbridge.
(c) A covered walk.
(d) A sidewalk.

3. What part of God is never seen?
(a) His back.
(b) His heart.
(c) His hands.
(d) His face.

4. 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 Jesus returns.
(d) When God's cup of suffering is full.

5. What do some vainly think will be overcome by some technology?
(a) Sin.
(b) Evil.
(c) Greed.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Truly, you are a God who hides yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior"?

2. What repelled Nicholas when he walked into a store?

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

4. What does a voice say when Nicholas becomes fearful in the dream he mentions on page 50?

5. Whose funeral had Nicholas attended six months before Eric's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do innocent questions make Nicholas wince?

2. Why does Nicholas say God suffers?

3. Is Nicholas angry at God because of Eric's death?

4. How does Nicholas explain why suffering happens?

5. Why does Nicholas say that his loss is Eric's as well?

6. In what respects does man mirror God?

7. What types of days can Nicholas manage?

8. What did Job's friends tell him was the reason he lost his children?

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

10. Why did the ordinariness bother Nicholas when he walked into a store?

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