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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the unidentified figure in Chapter 18 pull out of the chest?
(a) A cape.
(b) A pair of boots.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A hat.

2. What are castles now in Chapter 12?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Caves.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Streams.

3. What does David's grandson set out to discover in Chapter 17?
(a) To find and talk to Saul.
(b) To find and talk to Goliath.
(c) To find and talk to a soldier of David.
(d) To find and talk to David.

4. Who says, "Good king, he has been no David to you"?
(a) Joab.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Abishai.
(d) Zadok.

5. What other object does the unidentified figure in Chapter 18 pull out of the chest?
(a) Coat of arms.
(b) A spear.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A sword.

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

7. 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) Fight or flight.
(d) Lose everything or become a Saul.

8. In Chapter 20, Absalom's followers believed Absalom __________ his father.
(a) Disowned.
(b) Lost.
(c) Respected.
(d) Hated.

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

10. According to the author in Chapter 16, men who go after the __________ among us often crucify the __________ among us.
(a) God / Davids.
(b) Sauls / God.
(c) Davids / Sauls.
(d) Sauls / Davids.

11. In Chapter 21, Sage says that Absalom has but one recourse. What is it?
(a) Democrat.
(b) Captor.
(c) Hero.
(d) Dictatorship.

12. In Chapter 18, what is the name upon the coat of arms?
(a) Nathan the Second.
(b) Absalom the Second.
(c) Joab the Second.
(d) Saul the Second.

13. Who is David referring to when he says, "He was great. Great in the eyes of God and men."?
(a) Joab.
(b) Absalom.
(c) Saul.
(d) Jesse.

14. In Chapter 23, David states that Absalom did not hesitate to divide what?
(a) His family.
(b) His father's kingdom.
(c) The kingdom of God.
(d) Saul's kingdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Joab?

2. According to the author in Chapter 16, the passing of time and the behavior of your leader while that time passes reveals a great deal about what?

3. According to the author in Chapter 10, who decides when it is finally time to leave the Lord's anointed?

4. How many followers does Absalom claim he has in Chapter 23?

5. According to the author in Chapter 17, who did David's grandson serve under?

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