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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why are Christian and Hopeful confused shortly after talking about Little Faith?
2. What is at the spot on the mountain where Christian loses his burden of sin?
3. What very frightening place does Christian pass in the Valley of the Shadow of Death?
4. What do Christian and Hopeful pass on the way to Lucre Hill?
5. What does Talkative tell Faithful and Christian?
Short Essay Questions
1. Into what do Christian and Pliable accidentally walk and what is the outcome of that accident?
2. Who is Christian and why does he leave his home?
3. What happens at Lucre Hill?
4. What does Talkative tell Christian and Faithful and what does Christian say about Talkative? What does Faithful say once he understands Talkative?
5. What is at the top of the mountain? Who is there?What do they ask Christian?
6. What does Worldly wise suggest to Christian and how does that turn out?
7. What does Atheist say to Christian and Hopeful?
8. What city do Christian and Faithful enter? What is there that happens all year?What happens to Faithful and Christian?
9. What happens to Christian and Hopeful after the flood on By Pass Meadow blocks them from leaving?
10. What must Christian and Hopeful cross to reach the Celestial City and how does Hopeful help Christian?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Narrative structure refers to a novel's structural framework and the order and manner in which a story is presented to a reader. Answer and discuss the following regarding the narrative structure of The Pilgrim's Progress.
1. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Pilgrim’s Progress, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult or easy to identify the plot elements of this novel? Why?
2. Identify and discuss the major sub-plots and their elements in The Pilgrim’s Progress. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot.) Do the sub-plots contribute to the main plot? Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The journey of Christian's family is intended to show how women and children also reach salvation. The main difference in their pilgrimage is that they are attacked because of their perceived weakness and are cautioned to rely on a guide to protect them on their journey.
1. In the era of John Bunyan, women were thought to have a more difficult time obtaining salvation because they were not as educated or as capable as men. Discuss how this prevailing idea affected the way the author wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress. How are the women in the narrative presented?
2. Discuss the ways in which women are viewed differently in the modern world by most of the Western world. How do these different perspectives relate to the novel?
3. The weakness of women the author implies is one of moral courage. At this time in history, women were thought to tempt men into sin as the original incident of “Adam and Eve.” How does irony apply to this idea presented by John Bunyan?
Essay Topic 3
Few works in literature present so effectively what it means to be committed to a cause or belief. In The Pilgrim's Progress, the world is filled with snares and diversions which may keep Christian from realizing his purpose. In an age like our own, when distractions and temptations keep many young people from realizing their potential, The Pilgrim's Progress stands apart, celebrating the courage and resolve needed for a person to do what he believes is right and good.
1. Compare the rigid theology of the Christians in the 1600s to a modern religion that seems to be just as rigid. How are the tenets of each religion similar? How are they different?
2. Discuss the ways in which The Pilgrim’s Progress might be used to teach determination and perseverance. What characters embody these traits?
3. How would you compare the distractions and temptations in The Pilgrim’s Progress to modern issues the young have to face?
This section contains 1,296 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) |
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