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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Evidence of Appearances.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many fragments of New Testament documents exist, according to Metzger?
(a) 125.
(b) More than 5,000.
(c) About 33.
(d) Almost 100.

2. What does the author say the reader must set aside while reading the book?
(a) Knowledge and power.
(b) Skepticism and sarcasm.
(c) Preconceptions and prejudices.
(d) Predeterminations and predictions.

3. Which historian claims that Matthew and Peter are the authors of the gospels?
(a) Aurelius.
(b) Irenaeus.
(c) Papias.
(d) Plato.

4. Who was the first person convicted with fingerprint evidence?
(a) Jeffry McDonald.
(b) Thomas Jennings.
(c) Tim Leary.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

5. What reason does Blomberg give for accepting the gospels as testimony in Strobel's case for Christ?
(a) Sometimes it is important to have faith in things unknown.
(b) It's the only information that's really available.
(c) He had a vision that told him the information was solid.
(d) Anything other than an accurate portrayal of historical events would negate their message.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the clues left at a crime scene help investigators determine?

2. Metzger compares the Bible to what era of other literature?

3. What question does the author hope to answer with the testimony of witness Donald Carson?

4. What example does Habermas use to explain how accounts of Jesus' resurrection could be valid without an eye witness?

5. What are the fluids John sees when a guard stabs Jesus in the side?

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