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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is at the spot on the mountain where Christian loses his burden of sin?
(a) A small chapel.
(b) The angel Michael.
(c) A cross and a tomb.
(d) A baptismal fount.

2. Why is Evangelist angry at Christian?
(a) Christian did not wait for Evangelist at the entrance to the town.
(b) Christian left the path Evangelist showed him.
(c) Evangelist is not angry at Christian.
(d) Christian won’t go up the hill that Worldly Wiseman shows him.

3. What two places do the shepherds show Christian and Hopeful?
(a) The Caves of Wonder and the River of Life.
(b) The Golden Gates and the Forest of Flowers.
(c) The Tree of Caution and the Silver Unicorn.
(d) The Hill of Error and the Mountain of Caution.

4. What does Faithful say to Christian about the City of Destruction?
(a) It has been destroyed.
(b) Evangelist has been preaching there to large crowds.
(c) Faithful left despite the mockery of the townspeople.
(d) The town hall has burned down.

5. How do Christian and Hopeful keep awake on Enchanted Ground?
(a) Pouring water over their heads.
(b) Yelling at one another to surprise each other.
(c) Singing.
(d) Telling stories.

6. Why does Christian think they should go into the By Path Meadow?
(a) He thinks the flowers are pretty.
(b) He thinks the path might be easier to negotiate.
(c) His wife had talked about it.
(d) He thinks it is the way Evangelist told him to go.

7. How might Christian and Hopeful clear up their situation regarding what path to choose?
(a) A map from the shepherds.
(b) Ask the villagers which way to go.
(c) Line up the individuals and have them speak one at a time.
(d) Just stay on the path they are on when they go through the intersection.

8. Whom do Christian and Hopeful meet in the By Path Meadow?
(a) The Lion of Temperance.
(b) Vain Confidence.
(c) No one.
(d) The Lamb of God.

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

10. What statue do Christian and Hopeful see?
(a) A statue of the present Pope.
(b) One of a lion and a lamb.
(c) One of Lot’s Wife.
(d) One of St. Peter.

11. Who joins Christian when Christian leaves Vanity?
(a) Evangelist.
(b) Moderation.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Could Be.

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

13. What does the person who protects Christian from the Devil’s arrows tell Christian to do next?
(a) Spend the night in the Wayfarer Inn.
(b) To ignore Evangelist.
(c) To return to his home and get his wife.
(d) To go up the path on the mountain.

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

15. What does By Ends think is possible?
(a) To be poor and happy.
(b) To know a person well enough to borrow money from him.
(c) To know God and still be rich.
(d) To use circumstances for personal gain but still be a good person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Christian and Hopeful enter when they leave Enchanted Ground?

2. What do the shepherds say about the mountains in question 61?

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

4. Why does Worldly Wiseman want Christian to meet the people he sends him to meet?

5. What does Faithful tell Talkative when Faithful finally understands Talkative’s character?

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