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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What answer does the author give for the question: "What does a person do in the middle of a spear throwing contest"?
(a) "You get stabbed to death."
(b) "You help throw spears."
(c) "You seek shelter."
(d) "You surrender immediately."

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

4. What are the last words that David's grandson hears from the old soldier of David in Chapter 17?
(a) "David shielded us from suffering; he did not mete it out."
(b) "We were six hundred no-goods with a leader who cried a lot."
(c) "Legalism is nothing but a leader's way of avoiding suffering."
(d) "I was one of the 'mighty men of David.'"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Saul __________ people and __________ a kingdom.

2. According to the author in Chapter 16, men who go after the __________ among us often crucify the __________ among us.

3. What does David's grandson set out to discover in Chapter 17?

4. The author says in Chapter 18 that you yourself are neither a Saul nor a David, but only what?

5. In Chapter 20, it states that rebellion has been in whose heart for years?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Saul feel when he prayed?

2. According to the author, why does Saul make decisions that can be misleading and dishonorable?

3. Why did people call Absalom, David in Chapter 19?

4. According to the old mighty soldier of David, who invented rules and why were they invented?

5. What does the author wish to accomplish by explaining the difference between Saul and David?

6. What is the purpose of Chapter 18 to the reader? Who does the author claim the reader to be: Saul? David? Absalom? Explain.

7. Discuss the importance of Joab in Chapter 22.

8. What was the purpose of the dialogue between the young boy and the guardian in Chapter 19?

9. Explain David's operation by God as seen in Chapter 9.

10. Discuss the importance of Sage in Chapter 21.

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