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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sanders, what is against God's wishes?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Failure to have children.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Seeking fame.

2. What must a historian weigh?
(a) The way his work will be received by the public.
(b) Oral traditions.
(c) Only the facts.
(d) Facts, news stories, and rumors.

3. Whose experiences of conflict with the law does Sanders go into great detail about?
(a) Judas'.
(b) Jesus' and the disciples'.
(c) John the Baptist's.
(d) Paul's.

4. There are key differences between the Gospels and what science?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Physics.
(c) Biology.
(d) Geology.

5. What aspects of Jesus' life does the author claim he will attempt to explain?
(a) His Parables.
(b) His birth.
(c) His relationships, history, and teachings.
(d) His early childhood only.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the high priest of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus?

2. The laws of what area are discussed in Chapter 14?

3. When did people begin to examine the history of Jesus?

4. What structure do many historians claim there were none of in Palestine during Jesus' life?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Sanders say there is no proof that Jesus did?

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