Abeka World Literature Test 7

William Law

"Christian Perfection"

Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Contentment"

Leo Tolstoy

"Ilyás"

Björnstjerne Björnson

"The Brothers"

Jean de La Fontaine

"The Cobbler and the Rich Man"

Selma Lagerlöf

"The Silver Mine"

Sweden

"The Silver Mine" is set in the country of what?

When God wanted the rich young man to give up his wealth, he wanted him to use it to glorify God not want it for his own sake. Christians today should give their possessions to God by renouncing the enjoyment of them. He gives us material things as a gift and if you don't glorify him with them things, he might just take them away.

According to Christian Perfection, what does Christ's instruction to "sell all" mean for the Christian today?

a check

At the end of "The Mansion," what does John Weightman give his son?

a gold watch

Baard and his brother fought over what?

Norway

Björnstjerne Björnson is from where?

drowned himself

How did Ali Hafed's die?

riches

In "The Cobbler and the Rich Man," what caused the cobbler to lose his song?

himself

In "The Mansion," the angel pointed out that John Weightman's works had been done primarily for the benefit of who?

money

In "The Silver Mine" the king says that his kingdom is better served with men than with what?

parson

Of the men who discovered the silver mine, only the what survived?

John Wesley

What famous clergyman was greatly influenced by William Law?

allusion

What is a reference to mythology, to history, or to a literary work?

a diamond

What is described as "a congealed drop of sunlight"?

paradox

What is the literary term that means "an apparent contradiction"?

lighthearted; mildly sarcastic

What is the tone of "Contentment"?

banker

What was John Weightman's occupation?

diamonds

What was found on Ali Hafed's farms?

"Contentment"

What work are the following lines from: "Thus humble let me live and die, Nor long for Midas' golden touch; If Heaven more generous gifts deny, I shall not miss them much."

after they lost their wealth

When did Ilyás and his wife finally achieve happiness?

his brother

Who burned down Anders's barn?

Israel Per Persson

killed himself because he had sold his share of the silver mine

Olaf Svärd

killed his brother during a quarrel over the silver mine

Gustaf

king who needed money

Muhammad-Shah

neighbor who took in Ilyás

Sham-Shemagi

wife of Ilyás