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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Testing the Eyewitness Evidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years can the core beliefs of the Bible be traced back in relation to the death of Jesus?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 33 years.
(c) 125 years.
(d) 400 years.

2. What changes the way the author thinks about Christ and Christianity?
(a) His children ask him about Jesus.
(b) He learns he is terminally ill.
(c) His wife becomes a Christian.
(d) He almost dies.

3. What is the author's fear as he begins to face Christianity?
(a) That his wife won't be fun any more.
(b) That he won't be able to drink any more.
(c) That he will have to pay penance for all his sins.
(d) That he will have to give up gambling.

4. According to Blomberg's example, why did people memorize the Old Testament?
(a) Because they were very intelligent.
(b) Because they were instructed to do so.
(c) Histories were passed down orally.
(d) There was nothing else for entertainment.

5. What is the author's writing background?
(a) Magazine features.
(b) Adult fiction.
(c) Crime reporting.
(d) Gospel songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which gospel begins with the writer saying he intends to write "accurately" about all the things he "investigated"?

2. Who are the writers of the gospels?

3. How many experts does the author interview?

4. Which gospel outlines the purpose of its writing as "These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name"?

5. What is the second test the author applies to decide whether it is the gospel writers' intention to preserve history accurately?

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