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

2. What do the believers begin to call Barabbas after he returns from his visit to the village on the mountain?
(a) Barabbas the doubter.
(b) Barabbas the blessed.
(c) Barabbas the thief.
(d) Barabbas the acquitted.

3. What name does the passing group of men call Barabbas?
(a) Reprobate.
(b) Beggar.
(c) Murderer.
(d) Thief.

4. What do the men do after returning from their brief excursions?
(a) Greet Barabbas.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Wash their hands.
(d) Eat and talk more.

5. Barabbas overhears two men talking the day after the crucifixion; What does Barabbas think they are talking about?
(a) The quiet marketplace.
(b) The crucified man.
(c) The dim sunlight.
(d) The hare-lipped girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he lies on his sleeping mat, what conclusion does Barabbas come to about the things he saw on Golgotha?

2. How well does Barabbas sleep during his first night after arriving in Jerusalem?

3. After Barabbas returns to the believers after his visit to the village on the mountain, what does he tell the believers?

4. What does Barabbas ask the woman who talks about the man on the cross?

5. What does the believer that Barabbas meets in the village on the mountain tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe hare-lipped girl's actions and thoughts on the resurrection morning.

2. Describe Jesus as Barabbas sees him.

3. What happens during the Christians' meeting in the low-vaulted room?

4. What statement does the fat woman make that offends the hare-lipped girl?

5. How does the fat woman react to Barabbas staying in Jerusalem?

6. Describe Barabbas' actions and thoughts on the resurrection morning.

7. Why does Barabbas feel he has a stronger bond with Jesus than the Christians?

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

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

10. Why doesn't Barabbas believe that Jesus could be the Son of God?

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