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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were miracle workers probably treated in ancient times?
(a) They were ridiculed.
(b) They were feared.
(c) They were arrested.
(d) They were celebrated.

2. What does Sanders say God calls his people to do?
(a) Defy the laws of man.
(b) Live at a higher standard than the law.
(c) Live beneath the standard of the law.
(d) Live at the standard of the law.

3. In what parable is a son who leaves home welcomed back while his loyal brother is ignored?
(a) The Lost Sheep.
(b) The Prodigal Son.
(c) The Perfect Son.
(d) The Mustard Seed.

4. What type of perfectionism is discussed in Chapter 13?
(a) Divine.
(b) Loving.
(c) Ethical.
(d) Scholarly.

5. According to Jesus, who would be given rule over the tribes of Israel?
(a) The apostles.
(b) Pilate.
(c) God.
(d) Jesus.

6. What kind of life did Jesus say the apostles would have in return for their sacrifice?
(a) Eternal life.
(b) A life of suffering.
(c) A wealthy life.
(d) A long life.

7. Who is it clear does not reign on Earth today, but will some day?
(a) The people.
(b) God.
(c) Satan.
(d) Jesus.

8. In ancient times, what did the term Messiah mean?
(a) Son of God.
(b) Divine One.
(c) Savior.
(d) Anointed.

9. According to Sanders, a man who divorces and remarries is considered what?
(a) A heretic.
(b) A blasphemer.
(c) An adulterer.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

10. Who was accountable only to God?
(a) Jesus' followers.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The apostles.
(d) The people.

11. What does Sanders say Jesus wasn't the only one of in the world at his time?
(a) Man gathering disciples.
(b) Man born of a virgin.
(c) Christian leader.
(d) Miracle worker.

12. In Chapter 15, what does Sanders say there is no proof that Jesus did?
(a) Preached.
(b) Died.
(c) Gave himself a title.
(d) Worked in Capernaum.

13. Which two Gospels focus on Jesus' teachings?
(a) Mark and Matthew.
(b) Luke and John.
(c) Mark and John.
(d) Matthew and Luke.

14. "He who is first will be last and he who is last will be first" is an example of what?
(a) Law in Galilee.
(b) Reversal of values.
(c) Law in Rome.
(d) Ethical perfectionism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jesus say people who followed him would come to know?

2. What kind of stories did Jesus use in his teachings?

3. What claim of Jesus' do some people say made him seem egotistical?

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

5. The meaning of what title has changed greatly since Jesus' time?

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