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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Barabbas refer to the girl he meets in Jerusalem?
(a) The girl.
(b) The girl with the hare-lip.
(c) The girl in Jerusalem.
(d) The girl of his dream.

3. What does Barabbas notice about the man carrying the cross as the man prepares to go up the hill?
(a) He seems calm.
(b) The crowd is pushing him along.
(c) He has a halo of light about him.
(d) He looks at Barabbas.

4. What explanation did the the red-bearded man give for the crucifixion?
(a) The Master had to suffer and die for them.
(b) The Pharisees are trying to destroy the Christians.
(c) The Jewish people are fickle.
(d) The Romans are out to destroy Israel.

5. What does Barabbas do after he leaves the tomb?
(a) Wanders through the desert.
(b) Goes to the temple alone.
(c) Rejoins his band of thieves.
(d) Returns to the city with the hare-lipped girl.

6. What does the believer that Barabbas meets in the village on the mountain tell him?
(a) Barabbas is a fool for not believing that Jesus is the Son of God.
(b) He wishes he were still dead.
(c) He had been dead and was raised to be a witness for Jesus.
(d) He does not remember his experience.

7. While in the Fat Woman's house in Jerusalem, where do the men occasionally go?
(a) Out to get more wine.
(b) Outside to use the restroom.
(c) Behind the curtain with the women.
(d) Upstairs to have a smoke.

8. What business keeps Barabbas in Jerusalem?
(a) He steals from the Christians.
(b) He joins the potter.
(c) He works at the temple.
(d) None.

9. As Barabbas walks around town the day after the crucifixion, what does he notice?
(a) Some people are staring at him.
(b) The sun is dimmer.
(c) The market is unusually quiet.
(d) The hare-lipped girl.

10. What does Barabbas ask the girl he meets in Jerusalem?
(a) If she has received news from Gilgal.
(b) Where she has been.
(c) Where the child is.
(d) If she saw the darkness.

11. What did the hare-lipped girl not ask Jesus to do for her?
(a) Make her wealthy.
(b) Heal her deformed lip.
(c) Feed her.
(d) Make Barabbas love her.

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

13. Why doesn't Barabbas believe that the man on the cross is the Messiah?
(a) Because Barabbas dislikes the Jews.
(b) Because Barabbas knows he is guilty.
(c) Because the man didn't save himself.
(d) Because Barabbas is too cynical.

14. What did Barabbas find in the low-vaulted room?
(a) A gathering of Christians.
(b) A box.
(c) The fat woman.
(d) The remains of a shroud.

15. What does the believer that Barabbas meets in the village on the mountain look like?
(a) Like any normal man.
(b) Robust and healthy.
(c) Parched skin and lack-luster eyes.
(d) Unusually cheerful and attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Barabbas feel that he cannot be forgiven for his sins?

2. What does Barabbas note about the thief who was executed next to the man on the cross?

3. What do the men do after returning from their brief excursions?

4. What does the hare-lipped girl believe will happen once the third day after the crucifixion has passed?

5. What event takes place in the low-vaulted room?

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