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1. What did Edward Hicks do for a living while he was learning to be an artist? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Hicks' favorite book of the Bible was ________________________________. 3. In the Bible, the ark is described as having one window; possibly a long window that was the     length of the ark.  How many windows do you see in the painting? ________________ 4.  If the unseen part  of the ark in the painting is identical to the visible part, how many      windows would   be in the ark in the picture? ________________ 5. In the painting, which animals did not walk into the ark? ____________________________ 6. How many four-footed animals do you see? ___________________ 7.  Where is Noah in the picture?  ________________________________________________ 8.  In the painting "The Peaceable Kingdom" (see links), who is in the background?    _________________________________________________________________________ 9.   The ark was 300 cubits long and 50 cubits wide.  If a cubit is about 18 inches, what were the       dimensions in feet?   _______________________________________________________   10. Tell about what you think life would be like aboard the ark for a whole year.  _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________