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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which follower of Jesus is Barabbas invited to meet?
(a) The apostle Paul.
(b) Mary, the mother of Jesus.
(c) A man whom Jesus raised from the dead.
(d) Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus.

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

4. What answer does Barabbas receive about Christian doctrine?
(a) Do good.
(b) Serve well.
(c) Pray without ceasing.
(d) Love each other.

5. 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 had been dead and was raised to be a witness for Jesus.
(c) He wishes he were still dead.
(d) He does not remember his experience.

6. 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) The Romans are unfair.
(c) It's a shame that an innocent man had to die.
(d) The Jews were screaming for his blood, so he must have been guilty.

7. To what do Barabbas's friends attribute the unusual events Barabbas saw while at Golgotha?
(a) His mental state after enduring the ordeal of the trial.
(b) His eyes adjusting to daylight after having been in the dungeon.
(c) God's intervention in the crucifixion.
(d) His emotional state after experiencing such a brutal crucifixion.

8. How well does Barabbas sleep during his first night after arriving in Jerusalem?
(a) He is unable to sleep.
(b) He immediately falls into a drunken slumber.
(c) He tosses and turns before eventually falling asleep.
(d) He sleeps for an hour, then suddenly awakes.

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

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

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

12. Why doesn't Barabbas believe Jesus is the Son of God?
(a) He saw Jesus, and he looked like a man, not a god.
(b) He feels that God would not bother with unclean humanity.
(c) He does not believe in miracles.
(d) He feels the son of God would not have allowed himself to die.

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

14. At the end of the evening, who is left with the Fat Woman?
(a) Barabbas
(b) Everyone stays the night.
(c) The girl.
(d) The other women.

15. After Barabbas returns to the believers after his visit to the village on the mountain, what does he tell the believers?
(a) The man on the mountain is insane.
(b) Jesus did the right thing, but that doesn't make him the Son of God.
(c) Jesus had no right to raise the believer from the dead.
(d) The man on the mountain is posessed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barabbas react to the comments that the passing group of men make towards him and the red-beaded man?

2. How does the girl that Barabbas meets in Jerusalem appear?

3. What explanation did the red-bearded man give for Barabbas's interest in the crucified man?

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

5. How does Barabbas refer to the girl he meets in Jerusalem?

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