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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Who He Was: Chapter 4, Temptation: Showdown in the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes For the Time Being?
(a) Apostle Paul.
(b) W. H. Auden.
(c) Mariamne Herod.
(d) Stalin.

2. How many people are killed in the earthquake of 31 B.C. in Palestine?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 300.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 150.

3. What does the name Jesus mean?
(a) He who sees all.
(b) Drawn from water.
(c) God Almighty.
(d) He shall save.

4. What type of Messiah is Jesus?
(a) King.
(b) Suffering.
(c) People's.
(d) Torah.

5. What is the outcome of a betrothed woman committing adultery in Jesus's day?
(a) Death by stoning.
(b) It was not a problem.
(c) Sent to Egypt.
(d) No communion for a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the German Christian Church admire in 1933?

2. Who are the 'Jesus freaks' referred to in Chapter 1?

3. What does Walter Wink say about Jesus in Chapter 1?

4. What language does Jesus speak on a daily basis?

5. In the movie La Dolce Vita, what is the helicopter ferrying?

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