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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Creation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'The Creation,' what does the leftover light create?
(a) The shiny rocks on the earth.
(b) The stars and moon.
(c) The ripples in the lake.
(d) The starfish in the ocean.

2. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want the preacher cleaned of?
(a) Sin.
(b) Paint.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Guilt.

3. In 'Listen, Lord,' what emotional position is the speaker in during the first stanza?
(a) A humble position
(b) A powerful position.
(c) A happy position.
(d) A sad position.

4. What does Johnson write rests between the sun and the stars in the poem 'The Creation'?
(a) The moon.
(b) The world.
(c) The atmosphere.
(d) The oceans.

5. What does the speaker request in the final stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) A morning dove.
(b) A peaceful death.
(c) A sign.
(d) A wonderful preacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the voice of 'The Creation'?

2. How does God feel after he created all the elements of the earth and sky?

3. What does the speaker want God to give the preacher in 'Listen, Lord'?

4. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker say the preacher's imagination should be cleaned with?

5. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' how does the speaker want the preacher to deliver the word of God?

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