View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim spend his lunch hour doing?
(a) Lecturing incoming freshman.
(b) Attending the Student Missionary Convention.
(c) Meeting with Dr. Book.
(d) Reading the Psalms.

2. What does Jim tell Elisabeth in his letter to her that God has meant him to do?
(a) God wants him to start his missionary work single rather than married.
(b) God wants him to return to his family.
(c) God wants both of them to see other people.
(d) God wants him to leave the Student Missionary Convention.

3. What time does the missionary pilot tell his wife that he will communicate with her again?
(a) 4:30 PM.
(b) 4:00 PM.
(c) 12:00 PM.
(d) 10:00 PM.

4. What does Jim believe is the work of Satan?
(a) Assembly work.
(b) Discouragement.
(c) Liberalism.
(d) Laziness.

5. What does Jim begin to think about taking college classes at Wheaten College?
(a) There are too many girls in his classes.
(b) The classes are not challenging enough.
(c) The classes are not fulfilling the mission God has for him.
(d) The classes teach very little ecumenical content.

6. What is the reason Jim tells his parents he will not be home for Christmas?
(a) He plans to go to Gospel Hall.
(b) He plans to visit Elisabeth over the holidays.
(c) He intends to use the time to study and improve his grades.
(d) He wants to attend the Student Missionary Convention.

7. What does Jim Elliot believe about eternity?
(a) Jim believes trust is eternal.
(b) Jim believes in eternal hope.
(c) Jim believes his love for the Word is eternal.
(d) Jim believes if he doesn't see results from his efforts now, he will see them in eternity.

8. What does Jim believe to be the Lord's purpose for the Midwest gospel trip?
(a) God work miraculous deeds.
(b) The truth of scripture will supercede all else.
(c) The Word of God is present in all things great and small.
(d) The hand of God is working as an agent of change.

9. What does Jim warn Elisabeth before he lets her read his journal?
(a) It is a devotional for his future children.
(b) It is a book of remembrance.
(c) It has very few references to her.
(d) It contains passages which may make her upset.

10. Besides being drafted, what other dilemma does Jim struggle with?
(a) His desire to get to the mission field.
(b) His desire to join his brother, Bert, in Latin America.
(c) His desire to see Elisabeth again.
(d) His anxiety for passing his classes.

11. What is the first breakthrough in making contact with the natives?
(a) George stepping from the jungle with two Aucan females.
(b) George's willingness to ride in a plane.
(c) The building of the Puyupungu school.
(d) George leading the missionaries into the jungle.

12. What gifts do the missionaries offer George and the Aucan women?
(a) Books and medicine.
(b) Medicine and water.
(c) Food and supplies.
(d) Food and water.

13. What activity does Jim Elliot limit besides maintaining a devotion to prayer?
(a) Staying up late hours.
(b) Eating foods like desserts and starches.
(c) Going to political rallies.
(d) Participating in wrestling.

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

15. What does Jim reevaluate during his senior year in college?
(a) He evaluates how he views the behavior of others.
(b) He evaluates the best way to serve the Lord.
(c) He evaluates his relationship with Elisabeth.
(d) He institutes a new "code of don'ts."

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jim hitchhikes home from Illinois to Oregon, how long does it take him to wait for each ride?

2. Since Jim Elliot believes in living his faith outside the pulpit, what is he readily available to do when his peers have questions about God?

3. What does Jim believe is a better way to spend his time preparing for field work other than reading books?

4. What fuels George's curiosity of the missionaries?

5. Why does Jim feel anxious in his correspondence with Elisabeth?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 755 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample