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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Barabbas been before he becomes a slave in a Roman governor's house?
(a) In Jerusalem.
(b) On his way to Samaria.
(c) In the smelting pit.
(d) In the copper mines.

2. How did Barabbas meet the hare-lipped girl?
(a) He captured her on a raid.
(b) At the fat woman's house.
(c) She cared for him when his leg was wounded.
(d) Her father was a thief.

3. How do Barabbas and Sahak feel about their above ground work?
(a) They are happy to be in the fresh air.
(b) They long for their freedom.
(c) They are indifferent; it is still slavery.
(d) They dislike the harsh sunlight.

4. What explanation does Barabbas give the governor for having "Christos Iesus" inscribed on the back of his medallion?
(a) He wants to believe, but does not.
(b) He belongs to Jesus.
(c) Sahak offered him food in return for the inscription.
(d) The medallion was inscribed when he got it.

5. How does Barabbas act towards his former friends after he buries the hare-lipped girl?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Violent.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Angry.

6. Where does Barabbas carry the hare-lipped girl's body?
(a) To the fat woman's house.
(b) Past Jericho and into Judah.
(c) Through the Desert of Judah to the land of the Moabites.
(d) To the Red Sea.

7. What does the overseer do when he sees Sahak and Barabbas kneeling in prayer?
(a) He stares in surprise.
(b) He prays silently.
(c) He asks Sahak why they are praying.
(d) He whips them both.

8. What do the other slaves in the mill wear?
(a) Plain linen robes.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Slave uniforms.
(d) Leather jerkins.

9. What does Barabbas do once Sahak is dead?
(a) He falls to his knees.
(b) He cries out to God.
(c) He stabs the soldiers.
(d) He weeps in private.

10. Whom does Sahak credit for their release?
(a) The governor.
(b) God.
(c) The overseer.
(d) Himself.

11. What was inscribed on the back of Sahak's slave medallion?
(a) The mark of the Roman state.
(b) A cross.
(c) Symbols that represent Jesus' name.
(d) The name of the mine owner.

12. What does the blind man find offensive about the hare-lipped girl?
(a) She is physically ugly.
(b) She is an unmarried woman seen walking with an unmarried man.
(c) She tell stories of the Son of God returning to heal the sick and create a new world.
(d) She should beg and take scraps like he does.

13. How does Eliahu die?
(a) The fat woman poisions him.
(b) Barbabbas hurls him off a cliff.
(c) The Christians stone him.
(d) The Roman crucify him.

14. Who is ordered to throw the first stone during the hare-lipped girl's execution?
(a) The Pharisee.
(b) The blind man.
(c) The true believer.
(d) The potter.

15. How is Barabbas connected to Sahak?
(a) By shackles.
(b) By a long rope.
(c) By first century handcuffs.
(d) They are not connected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sahak inscribe on the back of Barabbas' slave medallion?

2. What observation does Barabbas make about prayer after Sahak's death?

3. What was inscribed on the front of Sahak's slave medallion?

4. Where do Barabbas and Sahak sleep at night?

5. Why does the one-eyed slave wear a wooden frame around his neck?

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