God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the woman meet in stanza nine of 'Go Down Death'?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Death.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Her maker.

2. In 'The Prodigal Son' what does the preacher say people can be categorized as?
(a) Man and woman.
(b) One of the two types of sons.
(c) Human and non-human.
(d) Sinner and righteous.

3. Who is the poem, 'Go Down Death' about?
(a) Sister Carol.
(b) Sister Anne.
(c) Sister Nancy.
(d) Sister Caroline.

4. In the second stanza of 'The Creation' what is the only thing that God can see?
(a) Light.
(b) Despair.
(c) Joy.
(d) Darkness.

5. In stanza three of 'The Creation,' what body of water does the author use to describe darkness?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A bay.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A river.

6. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker say the preacher's imagination should be cleaned with?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Oil.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Soap.

7. In the poem 'The Creation,' what appears in the sky at the end of stanza seven?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) God.
(c) The stars.
(d) The moon.

8. What is the definition of prodigal?
(a) Untruthful person.
(b) Reckless and wasteful spender.
(c) Brilliant person.
(d) Wandering person.

9. What is the boy's new life like in 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) Full of joy.
(b) Hard.
(c) Easy.
(d) Full of family.

10. Where does God send Death in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Texas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Georgia.

11. What does the boy in 'The Prodigal Son' compare his new life to?
(a) Life in the town.
(b) Life with his brother.
(c) Life with his father.
(d) Life in the city.

12. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what are the people in the city like?
(a) Kind.
(b) Respectful.
(c) Sinful.
(d) Pious.

13. Who does the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' want the people to worship?
(a) The King.
(b) Him.
(c) God.
(d) The Angels.

14. In the third stanza of 'The Prodigal Son,', one of the man's sons approaches him with a question. Which son approaches?
(a) The oldest son is prompted by the youngest.
(b) Both sons.
(c) The oldest son.
(d) The youngest son.

15. How are the walls of time described in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Like sand.
(b) Like oil.
(c) Like silk.
(d) Like paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is 'Go Down Death' about?

2. Who does God call to him in 'Go Down Death'?

3. In the poem 'Listen, Lord' what does the speaker want the preacher protected from?

4. What emotion does God feel towards the woman in 'Go Down Death'?

5. How does God feel at the end of the fourth stanza of 'The Creation'?

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