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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two brothers are sent to lead their people back to the promised land?
(a) Cain and Abel
(b) David and Jonah
(c) Moses and Aaron
(d) Joseph and Daniel

2. What rescues the man from being killed in the war?
(a) A cloud
(b) A whirlwind
(c) A child
(d) A bolt of lightning

3. What creature does Satan choose for his purpose?
(a) A hedgehog
(b) A serpent
(c) An elephant
(d) A tiger

4. What does the poet warn the reader at the beginning of Book 9?
(a) The story is to become a tragedy.
(b) The story is about to end.
(c) The reader may lose interest.
(d) The story is about to become a melodrama.

5. What was the first thing Adam asked the animals?
(a) Where he could get good food
(b) Why he was there
(c) If they were any women on earth
(d) Who his maker was

6. What does the angel tell Adam a woman should never be allowed to do?
(a) Leave the house
(b) Speak to him
(c) Work
(d) Rule him

7. What two things does God say his Son will be?
(a) Savior and Light
(b) Judge and Savior
(c) Man and Redeemer
(d) Judge and Redeemer

8. What two weapons is Michael carrying in Book 11?
(a) An axe and a chain
(b) An axe and a shield
(c) A sword and a spear
(d) A sword and a shield

9. What does the reaper use to beat the shepherd to death?
(a) His own fists
(b) A stick
(c) A stone
(d) An scyth

10. On what day does Satan find a way to sneak back to Eden?
(a) The tenth day
(b) The eighth day
(c) The twelveth day
(d) The seventh day

11. What three things does God create on the fifth day?
(a) Reptiles, fish and birds
(b) Flowers, plants and trees
(c) Birds, bees and trees
(d) Man, woman and animal

12. Why is woman inferior to man?
(a) She is made from a rib.
(b) She bears less resemblance to God.
(c) She is a simpler creature.
(d) She cannot speak.

13. What does Adam reluctantly agree for Eve to do?
(a) Talk to Satan
(b) Sleep an extra hour
(c) Wear clothes
(d) Work alone

14. What does God take from Adam to create woman?
(a) A spinal column
(b) A femur
(c) Mucus
(d) A rib

15. By whom has the poet been inspired?
(a) The goddess
(b) God
(c) The Son of God
(d) Satan

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did God send Raphael while he created earth?

2. What does Michael say the tyrant and his followers will build?

3. How are the reaper and the shepherd related to Adam?

4. What does God create on the fifth day?

5. To what tree does the serpent lead Eve?

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