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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. Why were the Jewish people given the opportunity to pardon one prisoner's death sentence?
(a) It is a tradition during the Passover holiday.
(b) They were being rewarded by the Roman government.
(c) The priests paid the Romans for one prisioner each year.
(d) The Romans always pardoned one prisioner each month.

2. Whom does the red-bearded man and his group believe that the crucified man is?
(a) The Great Prophet.
(b) A misunderstood carpenter.
(c) A great healer.
(d) The Son of Man and the Son of God.

3. As he lies on his sleeping mat, what conclusion does Barabbas come to about the things he saw on Golgotha?
(a) That he imagined all the unusual events he experienced.
(b) That what he saw is real, but he has no explanation for what he saw.
(c) The fat woman was right about the man on the cross.
(d) The Romans are evil and should all be destroyed.

4. When does the red-bearded man believe that the Master will return?
(a) At the end of time.
(b) Never.
(c) On the third day.
(d) The next day.

5. Why doesn't Barabbas believe that the man on the cross is the Messiah?
(a) Because Barabbas is too cynical.
(b) Because the man didn't save himself.
(c) Because Barabbas knows he is guilty.
(d) Because Barabbas dislikes the Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who greets Barabbas and the girl as they walk down the streets of Jerusalem?

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

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

4. What did Jesus tell the hare-lipped girl she would do?

5. What does Barabbas notice about the tomb when the sun rises?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jesus as Barabbas sees him.

2. To what does the fat woman attribute Barabbas's odd behavior?

3. What does the red-bearded man confess to Barabbas?

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

5. What does Barabbas think about as he lies awake next to the fat woman on his first night of freedom?

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

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

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

9. How do the characters react when the hill goes dark?

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

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