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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barabbas notice about the man carrying the cross as the man prepares to go up the hill?
(a) He looks at Barabbas.
(b) He has a halo of light about him.
(c) The crowd is pushing him along.
(d) He seems calm.

2. What event does Barabbas deny seeing that the red-bearded man describes seeing on Golgotha.
(a) The grieving mother.
(b) The halo around Jesus.
(c) The darkness that covered the hill.
(d) The frightened soldiers.

3. What warning does the red-beaded man give the believers?
(a) Barabbas is a Roman spy.
(b) They might soon be persecuted.
(c) The Romans demand bribes.
(d) The blind man is a Roman spy.

4. What does Barabbas share with the believer he meets in the village on the mountain?
(a) A drink.
(b) A meal.
(c) A secret.
(d) A walk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hare-lipped girl believe will happen on the third day after the crucifixion?

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

3. What explanation did the the red-bearded man give for the crucifixion?

4. When the book opens, where is Barabbas standing?

5. What does Barabbas ask the girl he meets in Jerusalem?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what do the characters at the fat woman's house attribute the halo Barabbas describes seeing?

2. Describe the residents who live near the Dung Gate.

3. What does Barabbas give the hare-lipped girl at the fat woman's house?

4. What does Barabbas tell the Christian when questioned about his visit to the resurrected man?

5. Describe the hare-lipped girl's meeting with Jesus.

6. Describe the man that Barabbas meets who was resurrected from the dead.

7. What does Barabbas spend most of his time doing in Jerusalem after the resurrection morning?

8. Describe Jesus as Barabbas sees him.

9. What do Barabbas and the characters at the fat woman's house discuss?

10. Why is Barabbas pleased that he did not see the resurrection?

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