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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Barabbas normally avoid Golgotha?
(a) It is far out of his way.
(b) He feels it is an unclean place of death.
(c) His father was crucified on Golgotha.
(d) He knows he will hang there one day.

2. Why does Barabbas feel uncomfortable with the group?
(a) They stare angrily at him.
(b) He is the only man in the group.
(c) He wishes to steal, but cannot.
(d) He is not one of the group.

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

4. To what do Barabbas's friends attribute the unusual events Barabbas saw while at Golgotha?
(a) God's intervention in the crucifixion.
(b) His emotional state after experiencing such a brutal crucifixion.
(c) His mental state after enduring the ordeal of the trial.
(d) His eyes adjusting to daylight after having been in the dungeon.

5. How does the girl that Barabbas meets in Jerusalem appear?
(a) She is dressed in rags and is obviously hungry.
(b) She is well dressed and well fed.
(c) She is dressed like a whore.
(d) She seems tired and worn out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Barabbas when the man on the cross was arrested?

2. At the end of the evening, who is left with the Fat Woman?

3. What does Barabbas notice about the man carrying the cross as the man prepares to go up the hill?

4. During his first night after arriving in Jerusalem, what does Barabbas think about as he lies on his sleeping mat?

5. When the book opens, where is Barabbas standing?

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