1.)according to genesis, what was god's final act of creation before resting?
a. god created people.
b. god divided time into seasons and days.
c. god separated land from sea.
d. god separated light from darkness.
2.) why must adam and eve leave the garden forever?
a. they blamed each other for their disobedience.
b. they were threatened by some of the creatures that lived in the garden.
c. they had to be kept away from the tree of life, whose fruit would make them immortal.
d. they failed to care for the garden as they were told to do.
3.)how does the shepherd imagery in psalm 23, which begins, "the lord is my shepherd," and in the parable of the lost sheep portray god?
a. as a caring guard or protector
b. as a hard-working and successful farmer
c. as a long-lost and much-missed friend
d. as a detached and distant stranger
4.)which theme best captures the teaching of the parable called "the great banquet"?
a. heaven welcomes all who will come.
b. it is rude to refuse an invitation to a party.
c. hunger is a pressing issue in all societies.
d. it is more important to do one's work than to spend time celebrating.
5.)when a work of art or literature refers to "the fall," to what biblical scene does the allusion refer?
a. to the losing of the sheep and the coin
b. to the creation of day and night
c. to the murder of abel
d. to the expulsion of adam and eve from the garden
7.)which kind of information is provided by the prologue in romeo and juliet?
a. information about what happens after the play's final event
b. information about what happened before the play's first event
c. information about how the friar is punished for his mistakes
d. information about how romeo and juliet manage to get married
8.)which description matches romeo's mood after his secret marriage to juliet?
a. distrustful that juliet truly loves him
b. wracked with guilt for marrying an enemy
c. confident that the secret will never be found out
d. dreamy and happy with love of juliet
9.)how is the main conflict in romeo and juliet resolved?
a. romeo and juliet get past their quarrel and marry.
b. mercutio convinces romeo to give up his infatuation with rosaline.
c. tybalt murders mercutio in the streets of verona.
d. the deaths of juliet and romeo cause their families to end the feud.
10.)in romeo and juliet, how are tybalt and mercutio different?
a. tybalt is kind-hearted and forgiving, while mercutio is cruel and merciless.
b. tybalt is obedient and dutiful, while mercutio is wild and rebellious.
c. tybalt is bold and independent, while mercutio is timid and fearful of acting.
d. tybalt is dangerous and hot-headed, while mercutio is witty and bawdy.
12.)why does lord montague vow to have a statue of juliet made out of "pure gold"?
a. pure gold represents her true, faithful love for romeo.
b. pure gold is a soft metal, and she was easily influenced by the friar.
c. pure gold is a pretty metal, and she was pretty.
d. pure gold represents the money she stood to inherit.
13.)who were the groundlings, during shakespeare's time?
a. members of shakespeare's acting company
b. costumers and set-builders in london's theaters
c. audience members who stood in front of the stage to watch plays
d. writers of plays and sonnets
14.)what gives the speaker in langston hughes's "the negro speaks of rivers" reason to feel proud?
a. the beauty of the mississippi at evening
b. his work on the pyramids of egypt
c. the long and honorable history of his people
d. his detailed knowledge about great rivers in the world
15.)how does henry wadsworth longfellow create a simple, rhythmic sound in "the rainy day"?
a. by using straightforward rhyme and meter
b. by including a clear conflict and resolution
c. by capitalizing important words to draw attention to them
d. by writing in free verse