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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What name does the passing group of men call Barabbas?
(a) Reprobate.
(b) Thief.
(c) Beggar.
(d) Murderer.

3. Why does Barabbas feel that he cannot be forgiven for his sins?
(a) Because he hasn't paid for them.
(b) Because he was born a thief and a murderer.
(c) Because he doesn't believe in God.
(d) Because he doesn't believe in sin.

4. When the book opens, where is Barabbas standing?
(a) Near the cross.
(b) At the bottom of the hill.
(c) In front of the governor.
(d) In the marketplace.

5. What does the hare-lipped girl believe will happen once the third day after the crucifixion has passed?
(a) The sick will be healed and the hungry will be fed.
(b) The world will be destroyed.
(c) The emperor will die.
(d) The Roman Empire will fall.

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

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

8. What does the believer find odd about Barabbas's question?
(a) No one else has ever asked him about the "realm of the dead."
(b) No one else has argued with him about heaven.
(c) No one else has ever commented on his appearance.
(d) He is surprised at Barabbas's unbelief.

9. Towards the end of his conversation with Barabbas, what does the passing group of men tell the red-beaded man?
(a) Barabbas was the one that was supposed to die on Golgotha.
(b) The Master had risen from the dead.
(c) The Pharisees were coming.
(d) The Roman soldiers were on their way.

10. After leaving the tomb, whom does Barabbas question about Christian doctrine?
(a) The blind man.
(b) The hare-lipped girl.
(c) The red-bearded man.
(d) The potter.

11. What does the hare-lipped girl believe will happen on the third day after the crucifixion?
(a) That the crucified man will rise from the dead.
(b) The blind man will see.
(c) She will be healed of her deformity.
(d) The leper will be healed.

12. Whom does the red-bearded man and his group believe that the crucified man is?
(a) A great healer.
(b) A misunderstood carpenter.
(c) The Great Prophet.
(d) The Son of Man and the Son of God.

13. What event causes the soldiers near the cross to jump to their feet and grab their weapons?
(a) They see Barabbas.
(b) Thunder roars and lightening begins to flash.
(c) The hill goes dark.
(d) The crowd presses too close.

14. What does the hare-lipped girl do after the red-beaded man speaks to the Christians?
(a) She speaks to the believers.
(b) She leaves the building in tears.
(c) She speaks to Barabbas.
(d) She clears the dishes.

15. What does the woman at the Fat Woman's house say about the man on the cross?
(a) He was a false prophet.
(b) He must have been guilty.
(c) She had seen him perform miracles.
(d) He was the Savior.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he lies on his sleeping mat, what conclusion does Barabbas come to about the things he saw on Golgotha?

2. Why doesn't Barabbas believe Jesus is the Son of God?

3. To what do Barabbas's friends attribute the unusual events Barabbas saw while at Golgotha?

4. Why were the Jewish people given the opportunity to pardon one prisoner's death sentence?

5. What opinion does Barabbas give the red-bearded man about his feeling of guilt?

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