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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the shepherds tell Christian and Hopeful not to sleep?
(a) On Enchanted Ground.
(b) Anywhere in the caves.
(c) In Doubting Castle.
(d) On the banks of the LetheRiver.

2. What do the shepherds say about the mountains in question 61?
(a) They are very safe.
(b) They are very near the Celestial City.
(c) They are very dangerous.
(d) They are a great place for goats.

3. Why does Bunyan use the allegorical approach in writing this book?
(a) So he can make up a lot of fake creatures.
(b) In order to appear to be very religious.
(c) In the hopes people will not be offended by the work.
(d) He is not a fiction writer.

4. What kind of revelation does Christian have?
(a) A revelation about his wife’s current activities.
(b) A revelation about how to keep his children safe.
(c) A revelation about about a new invention.
(d) A revelation about death and hell.

5. What reason does the author give for writing The Pilgrim’s Progress?
(a) He wants to make money.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He wants to teach people about salvation.
(d) His mother has suggested he write it.

6. What happens to Ignorance as the three walk?
(a) He begins to lag behind Christian and Hopeful.
(b) He is dragged off by a wild beast.
(c) Nothing happens to Ignorance.
(d) He runs ahead of Christian and Hopeful.

7. Into what does Christian accidentally walk?
(a) The Mudflats of Depression.
(b) The Village of Anger.
(c) The Area of Discord.
(d) The Slough of Despair.

8. What does Christian do to try and save himself?
(a) Eats nutritional food.
(b) Devotes himself to reading and prayer.
(c) Decides to never leave his house.
(d) Asks his older brother to protect him.

9. How is By Ends described?
(a) As a man who only supports religion when it is popular.
(b) As someone who will stick with someone to the bitter end.
(c) As a man with sky blue eyes.
(d) As someone who is good company.

10. What do Christian and Hopeful enter when they leave Enchanted Ground?
(a) The Land of Beulah.
(b) The EternalRiver.
(c) The CelestMountains.
(d) The Meadows of Peace.

11. What is the name of the key Christian uses to escape the giant?
(a) Power.
(b) Promise.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Gift.

12. What do the townspeople of Vanity first do to Christian and Faithful?
(a) Kill Faithful as soon as they walk into the town.
(b) Beat them and put them in prison.
(c) Throw horse droppings on them.
(d) Play a practical joke on them.

13. What does Christian say in response to Hopeful’s comment on Little Faith?
(a) His wife would not have died if he’d had more faith.
(b) He should have gone to the authorities.
(c) Not everyone can rule through strength.
(d) His son will be found soon.

14. With what is Faithful charged in Vanity?
(a) Hitting a man in the face.
(b) Not paying the entrance tax to the city.
(c) Accusing the town of having a false religion.
(d) Meeting in secret with Christian by the gate.

15. What does Christian say about Talkative?
(a) Talkative is mentally ill and should be pitied because he is a compulsive talker.
(b) Talkative’s conversations about God are interesting.
(c) Talkative should not talk so much.
(d) Many people talk about religious principles without practicing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christian’s family say when he tells them about his revelation?

2. What very frightening place does Christian pass in the Valley of the Shadow of Death?

3. What must pilgrims cross to enter the Celestial City?

4. What does Christian tell By Ends and his group?

5. How do Formalist and Hypocrisy get on the mountain path?

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