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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Initially, Miller assumes that work is God's punishment of people. Why?
(a) It's punishment for mankind's sinful nature.
(b) For the right to be Christians.
(c) For the people who are lazy and do not want to work.
(d) God does not punish people.

2. Which of the following is an important characteristic of becoming a man, according to Miller?
(a) Believing in God and attending church.
(b) Making mistakes and learning from these mistakes.
(c) Making good decisions and taking responsiblity for one's decisions.
(d) Time and life experiences.

3. In Chapter 10, the men who listen to Miller present his talk question ________________?
(a) Will they find someone to love?
(b) The need to believe in God.
(c) The moral wrongness of sex.
(d) Will they ever be loved?

4. Miller learned a valuable life lesson in Chapter 11 despite the absence of who in his life?
(a) A friend.
(b) His father.
(c) A brother.
(d) A wife.

5. How much of MacMurray's work efforts pay off?
(a) None of MacMurray's work efforts pay off.
(b) 50%.
(c) 100%.
(d) About 10%.

6. As a child, Miller thinks that manhood does not arrive until men are what age?
(a) When they become teenagers.
(b) When they married.
(c) In their thirtiies.
(d) In their fifties.

7. What does Miller believe that men possess?
(a) The answers to all questions.
(b) The inner ability to be good fathers.
(c) The right to make all decisions.
(d) A uniquely male identity.

8. Which of the following does Miller believe that the game of chess and life have in common?
(a) Chess and life do not have anything in common.
(b) Both have rules.
(c) Both require strategy and patience.
(d) Both require the use of a clock.

9. What does Miller promote to encourage young men to practice good morals?
(a) Faith.
(b) Education.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Maturity.

10. What kinds of decisions should young men make, according to Miller?
(a) No decisions.
(b) Slow decisions.
(c) Wise decisions.
(d) Hasty decisions.

11. According to Miller, why should young men say no to cheap sex?
(a) To protect women.
(b) To avoid diseases.
(c) To strengthen families.
(d) To save money.

12. Why does Miller date girls?
(a) To prove he was a man.
(b) Miller did not like to date girls.
(c) Validation for his ego.
(d) Because he likes girls.

13. Who gives Miller permission to register for the high school class he wanted to take?
(a) The guidance counselor.
(b) The principal, Mr. Martindale.
(c) The class teacher.
(d) No one. He just showed up for the class.

14. Miller believes that young men should do what in order to make decisions?
(a) Talk to people with authority.
(b) Find a mentor who makes wise decisions.
(c) Pray and go to church.
(d) Go to school.

15. In Chapter 11, Miller learns lessons about work. What does Miller say discourages him about work?
(a) Watching someone put a lot of time into a project to have it not work.
(b) Making enough money to live on.
(c) Having to work.
(d) Not having time to spend with family and friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the book, "Wild at Heart', what is the wound left in a man's soul by the absence of a father referred to as?

2. In Chapter 10, Miller tells the story of giving a talk to a group. What was the subject of this talk?

3. Who tells Miller about real love in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 12 on work ethics, Miller uses a story about children to illustrate his point. What does he learn about children?

5. When Miller observes the girl breaking up with several boys, what is he doing?

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