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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Degree of A.U.G..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What biblical quote is the mantra with which Jim Elliott lives and breathes?
(a) He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
(b) Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
(c) Thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness.
(d) For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord.

2. When Jim hitchhikes home from Illinois to Oregon, how long does it take him to wait for each ride?
(a) One half hour.
(b) Longer than what it would have taken to ride the train.
(c) No more than twenty minutes.
(d) No more than 15 minutes.

3. Aside from his fervent belief in God, what other factor diminishes Jim's popularity with his peers?
(a) His political speech.
(b) His departure from Gospel Hall.
(c) His failure to go to the school dance.
(d) His views on the war.

4. What literary genre is Shadow of the Almighty?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Biography.
(d) Autobiography.

5. What school is Clara Luginbuhl attending when she first meets Fred Elliot?
(a) Wheaten College.
(b) Presbyterian university.
(c) Baptist college.
(d) Chiropractic college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three things does Jim tell his parents his education is steeped in?

2. What is Jim's preeminent goal when he enters Wheaten College?

3. Why doesn't Jim want to spend several weeks away from his family with his friends Dick Fisher and Dutch?

4. What is the first breakthrough in making contact with the natives?

5. Whose teaching convinces Fred Elliot to "recognize that life is worth living only if given over completely to God?"

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