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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, The Dogs Beneath the Cross.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the following title: "From Fasting to..."
(a) Feasting.
(b) Love in.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Fun.

2. What does the author say was a key aspect of the Greco-Roman culture of that time?
(a) The God/public relationship.
(b) The European/African relationship/
(c) The patron/client relationship.
(d) The working-class/upper class relationship.

3. Which festival was Barabbas' release meant to honor?
(a) Mass.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Passover.
(d) Christmas.

4. The man who asked for Jesus' body after His death was Joseph of ______________.
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Nazareth.
(c) Bethlehem.
(d) Arimathea.

5. What does the author state was different about Jesus and his beliefs about the Kingdom of God?
(a) He did not believe them.
(b) He acted upon them.
(c) He believed them.
(d) He could convince powerful people of the validity of his claims.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author think Jesus cured the man of leprosy?

2. What other disease does the author say attracted negative attention to its victims?

3. What disease of contemporary society does the author talk about in this section?

4. What approach to life did John the Baptist see as the way to live a spiritual life?

5. What disease did the person suffer from that the author says Jesus healed?

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