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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does communism consider religion to be?
(a) "The answer to all problems."
(b) "State sponsored behavior control."
(c) "The opiate of the people."
(d) "Leftist propaganda."

2. How many books does Jacob Neusner write?
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 500.
(d) 3.

3. In Chapter 6, what does Yancey admit to being?
(a) Racist.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Republican.

4. In the middle ages, what do many Christians believe Jesus suffered from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) Mental Illness.

5. What television figure does Yancy compare his early understanding of Jesus to?
(a) James Bond.
(b) Dr. Who.
(c) Captain Kangaroo.
(d) Mr. Rogers.

6. What does Jesus refuse to do with Satan?
(a) Listen to him.
(b) Destroy him.
(c) Use his power.
(d) Play by his rules.

7. Where does Virginia Stem Owens teach?
(a) Vermont State Teacher's College.
(b) Little Rock College.
(c) Chicago University.
(d) Texas A & M.

8. 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) Jesus was never interested in writing anything down, but we are.
(c) Jesus was not human and therefore not accessible.
(d) There was no Jesus, we simply threw together a story.

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

10. Where did Yancey grow up?
(a) Jerusalem, Israel.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) London, England.
(d) Kansas City, Kansas.

11. What is Jesus' s first official act as an adult?
(a) Meeting Satan in the wilderness.
(b) Writing the book of John.
(c) Raising Lazarus from the dead.
(d) Becoming an official rabbi.

12. How does a commentary Yancey mentions translate "Blessed are the poor in spirit"?
(a) Blessings come from poverty.
(b) The poor have less spirit.
(c) Blessed are the spiritless.
(d) Blessed are the desperate.

13. Who writes So Long, Sweet Jesus?
(a) Bill Milliken.
(b) Billy Graham.
(c) H. G. Wells.
(d) Richard Nixon.

14. What is General Schwarzkopf's message in Chapter 6?
(a) Blessed are the strong.
(b) Blessed are the weak.
(c) Blessed is the military.
(d) Blessed are the violent.

15. What does Antiochus try to do to the Jews?
(a) Hellenize their culture.
(b) Drive them into the Gobi desert.
(c) Enslave them for pyramid building.
(d) Completely destroy all the people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who directs Jesus of Nazareth?

2. What does the name Jesus mean?

3. When are the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Qumram?

4. How does Albert Schweitzer interpret the Sermon on the Mount?

5. What are the Zealots like?

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