By the Waters of Babylon

By the Waters of Babylon

by Stephen Vincent Benet

Multiple Choice

What was the fire raining down from the sky?

• acid rain

• nuclear fallout

• 9/11

Multiple Choice

What is the sickness in the forbidden places?

• Covid-19

• food poisoning

• radiation sickness

Multiple Choice

What is John searching for?

• Knowledge

• Marriage

• A good burger

Multiple Choice

John's journey to the Forbidden Place is what?

• a Game Hunt

• a Recreational Experience

• a Rite of Passage

Multiple Choice

What does John dream of?

• dying

• becoming head priest

• a rain of fire destroying the home of the gods

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How does John get to the city of the gods?

• on a raft

• on a horse

• in a caravan

Multiple Choice

What do John's people sing a song about?

• death

• a star

• his journey

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What does John kill?

• a wolf

• a panther

• a demon

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What does John want to do with the knowledge he has gained?

• rebuild human civilization

• destroy his enemies

• become a god