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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is disturbing about Diana's scroll to Marcellus in Chapter 11?
(a) It is not in her handwriting.
(b) The seal has been broken and resealed.
(c) The scroll is very short.
(d) It is addressed to Demetrius.

2. Who guides Marcellus into the provinces north of Jerusalem, ostensibly to purchase homespun?
(a) Barsabas.
(b) Judas.
(c) Stephanos.
(d) Matthias.

3. What does do Marcellus do with Jasper?
(a) Sends him to Miriam as a gift.
(b) Uses hiim to carry his load.
(c) Sets him free.
(d) Gives him to Jonathan.

4. What does Demetrius do to Tribune Quintus Lucian?
(a) Beats him with his bare hands.
(b) Forces him to duel.
(c) Pushes him into the lake.
(d) Kills him with Marcellus's dagger.

5. Why is Celia furious with Gaius?
(a) He is not sending Quintus home to her.
(b) He is giving Diana too much attention.
(c) She does not think he is nice enough to Diana.
(d) He is rude to Tiberius.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Demetrius end up in jail in Capernaum?

2. On their way to Cana, what surprise does Justus tell Marcellus he has for him there?

3. Why is it that the poor people of Galilee and Tiberias do not make use of the healing powers of the hot springs?

4. What does Demetrius tell Marcellus about his new religion?

5. Why does Bartholomew sit all day long watching the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Marcellus arrives at Benyosef's shop in Jerusalem, why is it that he does not find Demetrius there?

2. When Justus tells Marcellus the story of Lydia touching Jesus's robe and being cured, why does Marcellus believe every word of it?

3. Why is Celia, Quintus' wife, beside herself with anxiety and jealousy concerning Prince Gaius?

4. What makes Miriam encourage Justus to tell Marcellus everything about Jesus?

5. What is making the master-slave relationship between Marcellus and Demetrius more and more difficult to sustain by Chapter 11?

6. What part of Justus's personality does Marcellus see in Cana that he has not noticed before?

7. Why does Paulus tell Marcellus that he would be wise to leave for Joppa and make his way back to Rome?

8. When Marcellus receives a letter from Demetrius who is in Jerusalem, what does Demetrius suggest Marcellus do once he arrives there?

9. What incident results in Demetrius having to run away and leave Marcellus?

10. Why does Paulus decide to let Demetrius go free in Chapter 18?

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