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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. From where did the name Mary Magdalene originate?
(a) From a Latin word meaning light.
(b) From Magdala, the Greek form of Migdol or Watchtower.
(c) From a Hebrew word meaning angel.
(d) From a Greek word meaning beloved.

2. For what did Jesus ask the Samaritan woman?
(a) A drink of water.
(b) Directions to the local temple.
(c) A meal.
(d) A room in which to spend the night.

3. What was Mary Magdalene the first woman to see after Christ's death?
(a) His empty tomb.
(b) The Roman soldiers who killed him.
(c) The archangel Michael.
(d) His dead body.

4. On the basis of what did Pilate's wife give her husband a warning?
(a) A dream.
(b) A message from archangel Michael.
(c) An overheard conversation.
(d) Gossip from other women.

5. Why did Elisabeth not want to name her baby after Zacharias?
(a) The angel told her to name the baby John.
(b) She hated Zacharias' name.
(c) She already had a son named Zacharias.
(d) Zacharias was not the baby's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives did King Solomon have?

2. What message did the angel give Zacharias and Elisabeth?

3. What physical affect did the angel's message have on Zacharias?

4. What businesswoman from Philippi was the first Christian convert in Europe?

5. Why was the angel's message hard for Zacharias to believe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long did the woman with the issue of blood suffer from her condition, and how did she get healed?

2. What role did Philip's daughters have in their father's ministry?

3. What message did the angel Gabriel give Zacharias and his wife Elisabeth, and what happened to Zacharias when he didn't believe the angel's message?

4. What miracle did Elisha perform with a poor widow's oil?

5. What role did Mary, the mother of James and Joses, have in Christ's life and ministry?

6. From what affliction did Christ heal Mary Magdalene, and what other possible explanation does Edith Deen say commentators have given for this affliction?

7. What does the fact that so many of the women mentioned in the Bible were never named indicate about the role of women in ancient Hebrew society?

8. Who was Lydia, and what was her role in the early church?

9. What was Elisabeth's relationship to Mary the mother of Jesus, and what parallels did each woman have in the birth of their children?

10. How did a dream about Christ affect Pontius Pilate's wife Claudia, and what did she advise her husband to do as a result?

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