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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sheep—Destined for the Altar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two central themes in the book override all other relationships?
(a) Truth and love.
(b) Love and commitment.
(c) Honor and tradition.
(d) Peace and prosperity.

2. Where do the Elliot and MacAliister families meet?
(a) Lutheran kirk.
(b) Presbyterian kirk.
(c) Baptist church.
(d) Anglican church.

3. What happens to Jim Elliot when Dick Fisher's gun accidentally discharges?
(a) The bullet pierces Jim's Bible.
(b) Jim uses his Bible to deflect the bullet.
(c) The bullet grazes Jim's leg.
(d) Jim narrowly misses being killed.

4. What does Jim remind Elisabeth that she has done before the Lord?
(a) She has promised to remain in the States.
(b) She has promised to be an obedient supplicant.
(c) She has committed herself first and foremost to the Lord.
(d) She has committed to finish her education in anticipation for future ministry.

5. What is the principle characteristic bringing together the unlikely match of Jim Elliot and Elisabeth Howard?
(a) The way they speak to each other during long absences.
(b) Their easygoing demeanor.
(c) Their attractive looks.
(d) Their unwavering devotion to Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. What particular hobbies of Jim Elliot prepare his for life in the jungle?

2. Why is Jim anxious to travel to South America to learn the native language now rather than later?

3. What career does Jim pray God will grant him the opportunity to pursue?

4. What principles does Fred Elliot emphasize to his children aside from reading the scriptures to them daily and teaching them to pray?

5. What biblical quote is the mantra with which Jim Elliott lives and breathes?

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