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Religion in Van Morrison's Songs

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Religion in Van Morrisons Songs game quiz
"This quiz examines the religious content of Van Morrison's songs. You need not be a theologian to play! All questions are multiple choice."

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1. The religious content of many of Van Morrison's songs can be described as:
    Judeo-Christian
    All of these
    Pagan
    Buddhist or Hinduistic


2. Of the following, which album has the most Christian content?
    Avalon Sunset
    Down the Road
    Astral Weeks
    Beautiful Vision


3. In what song from the album "Sense of Wonder" does Van Morrison use a name of God found in the Book of Daniel?
    Sense of Wonder
    Ancient of Days
    Brown-Eyed Girl
    Boffyflow and Spike


4. In what song(s) does Van refer to the holy grail?
    Haunts of Ancient Peace
    Both of these
    Avalon of the Heart
    Neither of these


5. Van sings a song "Dweller on the Threshold." What is a dweller on the threshold?
    a brown-eyed girl
    a person about to reject Christianity
    the phantoms of the old men he once was
    a demigod in Celtic mythology


6. Van Morrison twice refers to the "dark night of the soul" in his music. In which songs do these references appear?
    Tore down a la Rimbaud and Poetic Champions Compose
    Brown Eyed Girl and Moondance
    Poetic Champions Compose and Sense of Wonder
    Moondance and T.B. Sheets


7. In what song does Van sing, "Give me my rapture today"?
    Brown Eyed Girl
    Give Me My Rapture
    Satisfied
    All of these


8. According to the song "The Master's Eyes", who is the master?
    The song does not say
    Jesus Christ
    Van's yogi
    Buddha


9. "Chop that wood", sings Van Morrison, and "carry water," but still, he does not know what ___________ is.
    religion
    peace
    love
    enlightenment


10. Who is the "Youth of a Thousand Summers" in Van's song of the same name?
    Krishna
    The ancient of days
    Buddha
    a brown-eyed girl


11. In "Whenever God Shines His Light on Me" Van sings: "He heals the sick and heals the lame / Says you can do it to in ____ name."
    Jesus'
    mercy's
    Krishna's
    Buddha's


12. On the album "Avalon Sunset", Van wants to know when he will ever learn to what?
    chop that wood and carry water
    stop loving her
    live in God
    achieve Enlightenment


13. Why does Van say there is "no religion" in the song "No Religion"?
    Because religion is the opiate of the people
    Because the whole world has gone astray
    Because religion is a lie
    Because the people are all neo-pagans


14. In what two songs does Van Morrison refer to a "rough God"?

    "Rough God Goes Riding" and "For Mr. Thomas"
    "Rough God Goes Riding" and "Brown Eyed Girl"
    "Rough God Goes Riding" and "Moondance"
    Rough God Goes Riding" and "T.B. Sheets"


15. Who is the tragic hero of Van's song "High Summer"?
    The archangel Michael
    The fallen angel Lucifer
    The brown eyed girl
    The angel Gabriel


16. In what song on the album "Down the Road" does Van refer to the Christian doctrine of original sin as a con?
    Down the Road
    Brown Eyed Girl
    Talk is Cheap
    Man Has to Struggle


17. What is Van praying for in the song "Lover's Prayer"?
    to be with his love tonight
    to achieve Enlightenment
    for just a closer walk with God
    for inspiration to write another love song


18. In what Van Morrison song from "Too Long in Exile" does it always seem "like the blind keep on leading the blind"?
    Gloria
    Ball and Chain
    Wasted Years
    Brown Eyed Girl


19. What traditional Christian hymn does Van Morrison sing on DISC ONE of "Hymns to the Silence"?
    Pagan Streams
    Brown Eyed Girl
    Just a Closer Walk With Thee
    Be Thou My Vision


20. "Like a ________," sings Van Morrison, he "was lifted up again by the Lord."
    virgin for the very first time
    fool for Gail
    full force gale
    lamed old man


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Compiled May 24 13