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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Who He Was: Chapter 2, Birth: The Visited Planet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times is the Augustus Caesar mentioned in the Bible?
(a) One time.
(b) Ten times.
(c) Thousand times.
(d) Fifty times.

2. Who directs the silent classic from 1927 "King of Kings"?
(a) George Barker.
(b) Cecil B. DeMille.
(c) Monty Baraza.
(d) George Lucas.

3. What does Walter Wink say about Jesus in Chapter 1?
(a) If Jesus had never lived, we would not have been able to invent him.
(b) There was no Jesus, we simply threw together a story.
(c) Jesus was not human and therefore not accessible.
(d) Jesus was never interested in writing anything down, but we are.

4. Who are the 'Jesus freaks' referred to in Chapter 1?
(a) Middle class white collar workers.
(b) Roman Catholic nuns.
(c) Unkempt, disheveled radicals.
(d) Mentally ill patients.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When are the Gospels written?

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

3. What does the word "gospel" mean?

4. When does Joseph bring his family to Israel?

5. What television figure does Yancy compare his early understanding of Jesus to?

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