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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author say God is looking at in Chapter 9?
(a) Saul.
(b) David.
(c) You.
(d) Gabriel.

2. Who leaves the kingdom with David in Chapter 10?
(a) His brothers.
(b) His followers.
(c) Nobody.
(d) His friends.

3. What two choices does David have in Chapter 22 when it comes to dealing with Absalom?
(a) Flee or be destroyed.
(b) Pray or hide.
(c) Lose everything or become a Saul.
(d) Fight or flight.

4. What is David's response to Joab asking if he shall stop Absalom in Chapter 23?
(a) David says, "Let me think about it."
(b) David says, "Yes!"
(c) David says, "I already have!"
(d) David says, "No!"

5. According to the author in Chapter 20, what single word best describes Absalom?
(a) Indiscriminate.
(b) Discerning.
(c) Mad.
(d) Collected.

6. Who is David referring to when he says, "For months, years, perhaps a decade. Perhaps I have known for thirty years"?
(a) That he was really a Saul.
(b) That Saul was planning to take over David's kingdom.
(c) That Absalom was planning to take over David's kingdom.
(d) That Absalom was planning to take over Saul's kingdom.

7. According to the author in Chapter 8, who can tell who is the Lord's anointed?
(a) Gifted people.
(b) Everybody.
(c) Nobody.
(d) Blind people.

8. According to the author in Chapter 19, how old was David?
(a) David was Joab's age.
(b) David was Jesse's age.
(c) David was Absalom's age.
(d) David was Saul's age.

9. Why does David run away from Saul in Chapter 10?
(a) David wants to build an army against Saul.
(b) Saul wants to kill David.
(c) David wants to be king of another kingdom.
(d) David is homesick.

10. Who is Absalom?
(a) David's father.
(b) David's brother.
(c) King Saul's son.
(d) King David's son.

11. Who says, "Look at us. We're animals again. Less than an hour ago you could have freed us all"?
(a) Absalom.
(b) Zadok.
(c) David.
(d) Joab.

12. According to the author, God's gifts __________ be recalled.
(a) Will.
(b) Cannot.
(c) Might.
(d) Can.

13. According to the author in Chapter 17, who did David's grandson serve under?
(a) King Jehoshaphat.
(b) King Herod.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) King Rehoboam.

14. According to the author in Chapter 10, who decides when it is finally time to leave the Lord's anointed?
(a) The citizens of the kingdom.
(b) The individual wanting to leave.
(c) The council members.
(d) The Lord's anointed one.

15. The author states that most of us know at least two men in lineage of David who have been __________ and __________ by other men.
(a) Damned / Crucified.
(b) Favored / Ransomed.
(c) Exalted / Redeemed.
(d) Blessed / Saved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Are you, sir, one of David's might men of long ago-one of those men of whom we have heard so much"?

2. All of the following types of people follow David, except for who?

3. Who comes to speak with David at the beginning of Chapter 22?

4. Whose name is called out in the beginning of Chapter 21?

5. What question does the author tell the reader to memorize in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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