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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 22 through 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comment does the fat woman make that offends the girl Barabbas meets in Jerusalem?
(a) Barabbas should have been crucified.
(b) The Jews made the right decision to set Barabbas free.
(c) The Romans made the right decision to set Barabbas free.
(d) It doesn't matter who was crucified, as long as Barabbas was saved.

2. During his first night after arriving in Jerusalem, what does Barabbas think about as he lies on his sleeping mat?
(a) The man on the cross and the darkness on the hill.
(b) His father.
(c) The fat woman.
(d) The girl and the child.

3. What observation does Barabbas make about the conviction of man on the cross?
(a) The Romans are unfair.
(b) The Jews were screaming for his blood, so he must have been guilty.
(c) It's a shame that an innocent man had to die.
(d) It's obvious that he is innocent of any crime.

4. What does Barabbas think has happened to Jesus' body?
(a) The Roman soldiers removed his body the night before.
(b) Jesus' followers have taken the body away in the night.
(c) The body was never actually in the tomb.
(d) Jesus has risen from the dead.

5. Why were the Jewish people given the opportunity to pardon one prisoner's death sentence?
(a) The priests paid the Romans for one prisioner each year.
(b) The Romans always pardoned one prisioner each month.
(c) It is a tradition during the Passover holiday.
(d) They were being rewarded by the Roman government.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well does Barabbas sleep during his first night after arriving in Jerusalem?

2. How does Barabbas react to the comments that the passing group of men make towards him and the red-beaded man?

3. What event causes the soldiers near the cross to jump to their feet and grab their weapons?

4. What does Barabbas ask the woman who talks about the man on the cross?

5. What event does Barabbas deny seeing that the red-bearded man describes seeing on Golgotha.

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