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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Barabbas spend his first night after arriving in Jerusalem?
(a) At his mother's house.
(b) At the Fat Woman's house.
(c) Under a fig tree.
(d) At a local inn.

3. How does the believer describe the "realm of the dead"?
(a) Just like home, only cleaner and better.
(b) A beautiful meadow.
(c) A path of light.
(d) As nothing.

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

5. 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) His father.
(c) The girl and the child.
(d) The man on the cross and the darkness on the hill.

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

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

8. How does Barabbas expect the Christians to react to his presence?
(a) Pleased to have a potential convert.
(b) Upset with his past.
(c) Angry with his betrayal.
(d) Surprised at his daring.

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

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

11. What does Barabbas ask the woman who talks about the man on the cross?
(a) Who his followers were.
(b) Where his body was laid and what was supposed to happen to it.
(c) What type of crime was he accused of.
(d) What kinds of miracles he performed and sermons he delivered.

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

13. When Barabbas is eavesdropping on the two men in Jerusalem, what causes him to lean closer to the men?
(a) They mention Barabbas's name.
(b) They point to the hare-lipped girl.
(c) They mention the darkness that covered Golgotha.
(d) They whisper about the Roman guards.

14. Why does Barabbas choose to attend the crucifixion?
(a) He wants to see the man who took his place.
(b) He feels a strange power prompting him to attend the crucifixion.
(c) His friends encourage him to go.
(d) He is swept along with the crowd.

15. What does Barabbas notice about the woman he believes is the mother of the man on the cross?
(a) She stares angrily at him.
(b) She seems unable to demonstrate the full depths of her grief.
(c) She looks older than her years.
(d) She cries and clings to a man who grieves for Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the red-beaded man feel guilty?

2. What does the red-bearded man do when he discovers that Barabbas has been eavesdropping?

3. What does the believer that Barabbas meets in the village on the mountain look like?

4. What does Barabbas notice about the tomb when the sun rises?

5. When does the red-bearded man believe that the Master will return?

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