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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the hare-lipped girl see at the tomb?
(a) Two Roman soldiers.
(b) An angel.
(c) The red-bearded man.
(d) Barabbas.

5. What event does Barabbas accuse the red-bearded man of falsifying?
(a) The miracles.
(b) The earthquake.
(c) The resurrection.
(d) The darkness that covered the hill.

6. Where does the hare-lipped girl live?
(a) With the fat woman.
(b) In the low-vaulted room.
(c) At the Dung Gate.
(d) Near the temple.

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

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

9. Whom does Barabbas continue to seek out while he stays in Jerusalem?
(a) The potter.
(b) The fat woman.
(c) The followers of Jesus.
(d) The hare-lipped girl.

10. How did the believers react to the hare-lipped girl after the red-bearded man spoke to them?
(a) They appear to be embarrassed for her.
(b) They ignore her presence.
(c) They applaud.
(d) They argue with her.

11. To what does the fat woman attribute Barabbas's odd behavior after he returns from the village on the mountain?
(a) He has been posessed by the crucified man's spirit.
(b) He has become insane like the man on the mountain.
(c) He is lying.
(d) He trying to become a better man.

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

13. What does Barabbas share with the believer he meets in the village on the mountain?
(a) A drink.
(b) A walk.
(c) A secret.
(d) A meal.

14. How does Barabbas react to the comments that the passing group of men make towards him and the red-beaded man?
(a) He argues angrily with the men.
(b) He pulls out a knife.
(c) He hits the leader of the group.
(d) He walks away without looking back.

15. Why does the red-beaded man feel guilty?
(a) He lied to Barabbas.
(b) He betrayed his Master to the Roman soldiers.
(c) He betrayed his Master by denying him.
(d) He stole money from the disciples.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Jesus tell the hare-lipped girl she would do?

3. Why does Barabbas feel uncomfortable with the group?

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

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

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