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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. What has happened to the group by the time they leave Vanity?
2. Who stops the group as they leave the Gatekeeper’s house?
3. Who teaches Christiana’s sons about religion?
4. Where does the group go after leaving the area of Doubting Castle?
5. After they have left the shepherds, what did the man at the mountain do before he met the group?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Honest tell them about Fearing and how does the group feel after hearing that story?
2. What happens when the group gets to the Wicket Gate?
3. What happens to the group at DelectableMountain?
4. What happens when the group is on Enchanted Ground and who meets them at BeulahLand?
5. Why is Mercy worried about the journey?
6. What happens to ease the mind of the latest group member and what does Great Heart do after the group sets forth following James’ wedding?
7. What hill did the group climb and what were they shown as they approached House Beautiful?
8. What happens to the group in BeulahLand?
9. What does the group’s rescuer tell them and where do they go next? What do they see there first?
10. What happens to the group shortly after leaving Vanity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The journey of Christian's family is intended to show how women and children also reach salvation. The main difference in their pilgrimage is that they are attacked because of their perceived weakness and are cautioned to rely on a guide to protect them on their journey.
1. In the era of John Bunyan, women were thought to have a more difficult time obtaining salvation because they were not as educated or as capable as men. Discuss how this prevailing idea affected the way the author wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress. How are the women in the narrative presented?
2. Discuss the ways in which women are viewed differently in the modern world by most of the Western world. How do these different perspectives relate to the novel?
3. The weakness of women the author implies is one of moral courage. At this time in history, women were thought to tempt men into sin as the original incident of “Adam and Eve.” How does irony apply to this idea presented by John Bunyan?
Essay Topic 2
Christian represents the common man, who is faced with the question of what will happen to him after death. He is disturbed by images of Hell and chooses to leave his home and family to seek salvation. On the journey, he meets Evangelist, who acts as his spiritual guide. Christian shows his weaknesses in often being detoured from his goal by the forces of evil.
1. Christian is a universal, everyman character even today. To be human is to wonder about death. Discuss how Christian’s images of Hell might represent the universal fear of death. Use examples from The Pilgrim’s Progress and your own experience to support your answer.
2. Discuss the weaknesses and strengths that Christian shows on his journey. Present and analyze examples from The Pilgrim’s Progress to support your answer.
3. Do you think that the “lesser sins” such as sloth or dishonesty are as detrimental to a person’s psyche as the more felonious ones? Why or why not? Use examples from The Pilgrim’s Progress to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Give a brief biographical sketch of John Bunyan. When and where was he born? Where was he educated?
2. What in Bunyan's background may have helped in writing The Pilgrim’s Progress? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?
3. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of Bunyan's agenda in writing The Pilgrim's Progress. Analyze the idea as presented throughout the book.
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