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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of work do Barabbas and Sahak perform above ground?
(a) They are harnessed together to pull a plow.
(b) They work in the potter's shop.
(c) They carry grain into the storehouse.
(d) They pull sleds of logs.

2. How does Barabbas act towards his former friends after he buries the hare-lipped girl?
(a) Violent.
(b) Angry.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Indifferent.

3. What does Sahak show the one-eyed slave?
(a) The scar on his leg.
(b) His copy of the Scriptures.
(c) An escape route.
(d) The inscription on the back of his medallion.

4. Who is the "great prophet" that Sahak refers to?
(a) John.
(b) Ra.
(c) Mohammed.
(d) Jesus.

5. How does Eliahu die?
(a) The Roman crucify him.
(b) The Christians stone him.
(c) The fat woman poisions him.
(d) Barbabbas hurls him off a cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Barabbas kill at the stoning pit?

2. What was significant about Eliahu's attack on Barabbas?

3. Why does the overseer first whip Sahak?

4. What happened to Barabbas's mother after she gave birth to him?

5. What do the soldiers do once Sahak is dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what do the thieves attribute Barabbas's odd behavior?

2. What does Barabbas do after burying the hare-lipped girl?

3. Describe Barabbas and Sahak's relationship above ground.

4. What does Barabbas think about as he carries the hare-lipped girl's body?

5. What miracle did Sahak claim to have received from God?

6. What happens to Sahak after he speaks to the governor?

7. How does Barabbas suffer for the man who died in his place?

8. Describe the hare-lipped girl's burial.

9. Why does Sahak refuse to the leave the mines without Barabbas?

10. After his initial whipping, what does Barabbas do while Sahak prays?

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