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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What opinion does Barabbas give the red-bearded man about his feeling of guilt?
(a) He should give the temple as much money as he can.
(b) His action could be forgiven.
(c) His sin is too horrible to forgive.
(d) He should offer a sacrifice to God.

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

3. How does Barabbas react to the physical appearance of the believer he meets in the village on the mountain?
(a) He is surprised.
(b) He is curious, yet cautious.
(c) He is repulsed.
(d) He is angry.

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

5. What does Barabbas look like?
(a) Around 30 years old with a reddish beard, black hair, and a scar on his cheek.
(b) Around 50 years old with a brown beard, black hair, and a scar on his cheek.
(c) Around 40 years old with a reddish beard, black hair, and a scar on his neck.
(d) Around 20 years old with a black beard, black hair, and a scar on his cheek.

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

7. What explanation did the red-bearded man give for Barabbas's interest in the crucified man?
(a) Barabbas is reacting out of guilt.
(b) The crucified man had called Barabbas to follow him.
(c) Barabbas needs a spiritual leader.
(d) Barabbas is seeking a father figure.

8. What reaction does Barabbas have to the red-bearded man's claims about the crucified man?
(a) Barabbas accuses the red-beaded man of lying.
(b) Barabbas laughs at the red-bearded man.
(c) Barabbas tells the red-bearded man his belief is flawed.
(d) Barabbas walks away.

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

10. Barabbas overhears two men talking the day after the crucifixion; What does Barabbas think they are talking about?
(a) The hare-lipped girl.
(b) The dim sunlight.
(c) The quiet marketplace.
(d) The crucified man.

11. What does Barabbas do before everyone leaves the low-vaulted room?
(a) He eats bread and drinks wine.
(b) He speaks to the hare-lipped girl.
(c) He slips out unnoticed.
(d) He speaks to the group.

12. How does the fat woman feel about Barabbas?
(a) She likes him when he pays for her services.
(b) She is angry with him for walking with the hare-lipped girl.
(c) She does not care for him and wishes he would go away.
(d) She claims to not care for him, but really loves him.

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

14. Whom does Barabbas see near his hiding place?
(a) The hare-lipped girl.
(b) Angels.
(c) The red-bearded man.
(d) Two Roman soldiers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Barabbas and the red-bearded man discuss?

2. What event does Barabbas accuse the red-bearded man of falsifying?

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

4. After Barabbas returns to the believers after his visit to the village on the mountain, what does he tell the believers?

5. What does Barabbas notice about the woman he believes is the mother of the man on the cross?

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