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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. Which two neighbors follow Christian when Christian leaves his home for a journey?
2. What happens to Ignorance at the Celestial City?
3. By whom was Faithful beaten?
4. What does Christian warn Ignorance?
5. What is wrong with the giant Pagan?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Christian meet Formalist and Hypocrisyand what happens to them and why?
2. Who do Christian and Hopeful meet after they leave the shepherds? What does that person say to them?What is Christian’s response?
3. What does Christian pass on his way through the valley and what does he do about it?
4. What does Worldly wise suggest to Christian and how does that turn out?
5. How does Christian meet Goodwill and what does Goodwill do for Christian?
6. What does Evangelist tell Faithful and Christian about the city they are about to enter?
7. What does Faithful say about some of the people he has met on his journey?
8. Where do Christian and Hopeful go after they leave the castle?
9. Who is Christian and why does he leave his home?
10. What valley does Christian enter after he leaves the top of the mountain and what happens there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think The Pilgrim’s Progress is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Does the title of The Pilgrim's Progress directly relate to its contents? If so, how? If not, how might the title change to reflect its content?
3. Why do you think the author of The Pilgrim's Progress has chosen not to delineate chapters by title names in this novel? If you were to title the chapters of the book, how would you do so?
Essay Topic 2
Some books embody character-driven plots while others are action driven. Still others seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven? Which of these styles do you think that The Pilgrim's Progress falls into?
2. In what ways does plot structure differ between works that are character driven versus action driven? How is this illustrated in The Pilgrim's Progress?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
Essay Topic 3
The River of Death is a final test of religious faith. The river is easy to cross if one has faith in God and in one's own worthiness to enter Heaven. It is difficult for those full of doubt or worry. Christian is overcome with final doubts about his salvation, but Hopeful manages to save him. Like their time in the Doubting Castle, the two work together so that both can be saved.
1. Discuss the metaphor of the River of Death and why the author believes death is easier when a person has faith. Use examples from the novel to support your answer.
2. Discuss the irony of Christian losing faith at the last moment after all he had been through. What does this loss of faith say about Christian as a character?
3. What is demonstrated by the fact that Hopeful and Christian cooperate throughout their journey?
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