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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the hare-lipped girl's tomb?
(a) A shroud.
(b) The body of her stillborn child.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The bones of her father and mother.

2. Which spirit do the thieve believe might have possessed Barabbas and killed him?
(a) Jesus' spirit.
(b) Eliahu's spirit.
(c) The Roman guard's spirit.
(d) The hare-lipped girl's spirit.

3. What does Barabbas allow the governor to do to his slave medallion?
(a) Give him a new medallion.
(b) Write his own name above Jesus' name.
(c) Melt it down.
(d) Scratch though Jesus' name.

4. What happened to Barabbas's mother after she gave birth to him?
(a) She sailed to Egypt.
(b) She left him with Eliahu.
(c) She died.
(d) She was taken captive by the Romans.

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

6. What religious philosophy does the overseer have?
(a) Worship the state that takes care of you.
(b) Worship all gods so none of them will be offended.
(c) One God for all men.
(d) Worship no one and worry about nothing.

7. Who enrages Barabbas so much that he ferociously desecrates dead bodies?
(a) Eliahu.
(b) The fat woman.
(c) The Pharisees.
(d) The temple guards.

8. What does the one-eyed slave wear?
(a) A Roman robe.
(b) A loin cloth.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) Sandals.

9. What happens to Sahak when he refuses to renounce his faith before the governor?
(a) He is sent to the dungeon.
(b) He is led away to be executed.
(c) He is beaten and sold to the mine owner.
(d) He is whipped and chained to the mill wheel.

10. What happens to Barabbas and Sahak after they are released from the mines?
(a) They work together in the fields.
(b) They walk to Jerusalem.
(c) They remain together for the rest of their lives.
(d) They part ways, but meet again at a Christian meeting.

11. Why are Barabbas and Sahak called to the Roman governor's palace?
(a) To explain Sahak's claims about the end of the world.
(b) To show the governor his scarred leg.
(c) To be punished for attempting to escape.
(d) To explain the inscription on the back of their medallions.

12. When is the body of the murder victim discovered?
(a) After the stoning is over.
(b) The next day.
(c) Three days later.
(d) Moments after the murder.

13. What might Barabbas have been doing in Lebanon?
(a) Praying at the temple.
(b) Being cruel to the Christians.
(c) Making clay pots.
(d) Languishing in jail.

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

15. What does Barabbas think about as he carries the hare-lipped girl's body?
(a) Of a time when he told her he loved her.
(b) Of his own death.
(c) Of the fat woman.
(d) Of murdering the Christians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sahak believe he had been the recipient of a miracle?

2. Whom does Barabbas kill at the stoning pit?

3. What information does Sahak reveal to the one-eyed slave?

4. What type of work do Barabbas and Sahak perform above ground?

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

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