How Well Do You Know With God On Our Side Lyrics Quiz

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Question 1

Where does the speaker claim to come from?

A	The South
B	The East Coast
C	The Midwest
D	The West Coast
E	A foreign land

Question 1 Explanation:

The first stanza explicitly states, "The country I come from / Is called the Midwest."

Question 2

What does the narrator say about his name and age?

A	They’re fictional
B	They’re sacred
C	They mean everything
D	They mean less or nothing
E	They are hidden for safety

Question 2 Explanation:

The lyrics say, "My name—it ain't nothin'. My age—it means less."

Question 3

Which historical wars are explicitly mentioned in the third stanza?

A	Revolutionary War and War of 1812
B	Spanish-American War and Civil War
C	Korean War and Vietnam War
D	Gulf War and Iraq War
E	Napoleonic Wars and Franco-Prussian War

Question 3 Explanation:

The third stanza mentions, "The Spanish-American / War had its day / And the Civil War too."

Question 4

What instruction did the speaker receive about the land they live in?

A	To question all laws
B	To live freely without rules
C	To abide by the laws
D	To challenge authority
E	To ignore historical accounts

Question 4 Explanation:

The first stanza says, "I's taught and brought up there / The laws to abide."

Question 5

How did the speaker learn to accept the First World War?

A	With sorrow
B	With indifference
C	With pride
D	With anger
E	With resignation

Question 5 Explanation:

The fourth stanza states, "But I learned to accept it / Accept it with pride."

Question 6

What does the narrator say about WWI?

A	He proudly joined it
B	It brought prosperity
C	He never understood it
D	It was necessary
E	It changed nothing

Question 6 Explanation:

"The reason for fighting / I never did get."

Question 7

How many were said to have died in the ovens?

A	2 million
B	4 million
C	10 million
D	6 million
E	5 million

Question 7 Explanation:

"Though they murdered six million / In the ovens they fried."

Question 8

What kind of weapons are mentioned in the later verses?

A	Drones
B	Firebombs
C	Nuclear bombs
D	Chemical dust
E	AI-controlled missiles

Question 8 Explanation:

"But now we got weapons / Of chemical dust."

Question 9

What doesn’t happen when God's on your side, according to the song?

A	Prayers
B	Guilt
C	Peace
D	Questions
E	Love

Question 9 Explanation:

"And you never ask questions / When God's on your side."

Question 10

What literary device is strongly used in the song?

A	Simile
B	Irony
C	Hyperbole
D	Metaphor
E	Alliteration

Question 10 Explanation:

The repetition of "God on our side" is used ironically to criticize blind nationalism and war justification.

Question 11

What is the main point the song makes about history?

A	History is always accurate and unbiased.
B	History is often written by the victors to justify their actions.
C	History is irrelevant to current events.
D	History should be forgotten.
E	History proves God's intervention.

Question 11 Explanation:

The lines "The history books tell it / They tell it so well" followed by descriptions of conquest and violence, especially with "God on its side," suggest a critique of how history is presented to legitimize war.

There are 11 questions to complete.