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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author think about a God who has created a world of so much beauty?
(a) Such a God can do anything He chooses.
(b) Suffering is necessary to balance the beauty.
(c) Such a God could not give people senseless pain.
(d) Such a God is not interested in human suffering.

2. Where is Jesus's agony on the cross recorded?
(a) The Bible.
(b) One of the author's textbooks.
(c) The Dead Sea Scrolls.
(d) A Grief Observed.

3. What physical condition does the author think his feelings resemble?
(a) An ulcer.
(b) A severe headache.
(c) A concussion.
(d) A broken heart.

4. What does the author say combats the idea of God's mindless cruelty?
(a) The promise of heaven.
(b) Scripture.
(c) Christ.
(d) Memories of lost loved ones.

5. Who has just died?
(a) The author's mother.
(b) The author's best friend.
(c) The author's wife.
(d) The author's neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what would happen if two lovers died at the exact some moment?

2. What sense does the first chapter end with?

3. What does the author say happens when we experience any kind of pain?

4. How does the author close the second chapter?

5. When the author rereads his reflections, how does he react?

(see the answer key)

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