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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jesus say when Pilate asks him if he is the King of the Jews?
(a) "I am, so step aside and let me rule."
(b) "With God's help, I will be."
(c) "My kingdom is not of this world."
(d) "My kingdom has come, prepare to be dismissed."

2. What does Yancey think Easter makes Jesus?
(a) More intelligent.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Powerful.

3. What for Yancey does the Old Testament underscore?
(a) People are angry with God.
(b) Poetry is the only way to describe God.
(c) The vast gulf between God and humanity.
(d) God is angry with humanity.

4. What does Yancey say is the message of Jesus's miracles?
(a) Miracles happen randomly.
(b) Early glimpses of what is to come.
(c) Jesus is God.
(d) Only God can heal.

5. What is missing from Thomas Jefferson's version of the New Testament?
(a) Disciples.
(b) Faith.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Miracles.

6. What is a basic reason Yancey is open to believing the Easter story?
(a) Most people do believe it.
(b) It has lasted 2000 years.
(c) He wants it to be true.
(d) It is based in proven fact.

7. How do traditional Jews say the name of God?
(a) God Almighty.
(b) Jehovah.
(c) They do not say it.
(d) Yahweh.

8. What do modern Christians call the final week of Jesus?
(a) Gethsemane.
(b) End Game.
(c) Walk to the cross.
(d) Holy Week.

9. How long is Jesus with the disciples between the Resurrection and Ascension?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 1 year.

10. What is Zacchaeus's profession?
(a) Politician.
(b) Barber.
(c) Rabbi.
(d) Tax collector.

11. What does Yancey criticize about the church in Chapter 8?
(a) Not enough pressure to give money.
(b) Church is full of disreputable people.
(c) Too much emphasis on prayer.
(d) Church attracts only respectable types.

12. What does Yancey believe about the gospel of Jesus?
(a) It was temporary and no longer has meaning.
(b) The Gospels are not written by Jesus.
(c) It is not a political platform.
(d) We need new teaching that supersedes Jesus.

13. What does Yancey say about human preoccupation with the "end times"?
(a) Jesus never promises an end time.
(b) Now is the only time the concept of end times has appeared.
(c) The disciples were the last to think about the end times.
(d) Many ages and eras have believed the end was near.

14. What does a Pharisee do according to Greg, in Chapter 8?
(a) Ruins heaven.
(b) Follows God's law.
(c) Looks down on other people.
(d) Makes up rules.

15. For Yancey, what was Jesus obscured by in the churches he grew up in?
(a) American politics.
(b) Evangelical fervor.
(c) Racism, intolerance, and petty legalism.
(d) Modern music and loose morals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does the word "kingdom" appear in the gospel of Matthew?

2. What does Yancey say the epicenter of the disciples belief is?

3. What did Constantine do that changed Christianity forever?

4. What do the angels say to the disciples on the day of Ascension?

5. Why does Zacchaeus climb the tree?

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