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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the problem Jim finds with attendees at the Missionary Convention?

4. What does the missionary pilot report to his wife as he is flying the plane?

5. What missionaries does Jim maintain correspondence with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim learn about his judgment for others by his senior year in college?

2. What events influence Fred Elliot's conversion to God?

3. What does Jim note is the problem with Americans that missionaries write about?

4. What happens when Jim is invited home with Dave Howard during Christmas,1945?

5. Why are the Indians curious about the white men?

6. What are some of the gifts the missionaries give the Aucans?

7. How does Bert and Colleen's departure for mission field work in Peru influence Jim?

8. What are some of the struggles and flaws Jim experiences in this chapter, The Realized Will?

9. What is the significance of Jim's comment to Elisabeth that she "bargained for a cross?"

10. What is special about Elisabeth's visit to Jim the second week into the fall semester?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research an article or book describing the lives of one of the murdered missionaries' families (Elliot, Saint, McCully, Fleming, and Youderian). What happened to the families after their loved ones death? Do these family members continue the work of the murdered missionaries? If not, what does the family members do? Cite examples when necessary.

Essay Topic 2

The first major transition of missionaries emerged from Palestine and spread throughout the Mediterranean world. The apostle Paul became the missionary to the Gentile world. Jim reads considerable works by the apostle Paul. Using the Encyclopedia Britannica or another religion encyclopedia, research the three transitions of Christianity. Discuss which transition the Plymouth Brethren would have been part of. What is significant about this transition? What are the major geographic regions that Christianity spread in this transition?

Essay Topic 3

Obedience, honesty, and hospitality are family values Fred and Clara Eliot teach their children. The couple considers too much money a curse. What events, individuals, or experiences shaped Fred and Clara's child-raising attitudes? Cite examples of situations that reflect the children following obedience, honesty, and hospitality.

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