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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, The Dogs Beneath the Cross.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things do the quotes at the beginning of Part Seven contemplate?
(a) Death and life.
(b) Fun and depression.
(c) Love and hate.
(d) Beauty and Charisma.

2. Why did Herod have a grudge against John the Baptist?
(a) He told him it was wrong to keep slaves.
(b) He told him his family descended from the lower classes.
(c) He told him it was wrong to have his brother's wife.
(d) He told him he was a boring, humorless man.

3. What approach to life did John the Baptist see as the way to live a spiritual life?
(a) A big family.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Self-denial.
(d) Self-preservation.

4. What is the title of Part Two?
(a) The Jordan is Not Just Water.
(b) A Kingdom of Nuiscances and Nobodies,
(c) Lambs of the World.
(d) Eartly vs Heavenly Power.

5. What does the author define disease as?
(a) An individual experience.
(b) A soul destroyer.
(c) A personal hell.
(d) A social stigma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the following sentence from Virgil's poem the Aenei: "Roman, remember by your strength to..."

2. Complete the following title: "The Apocalyptic..."

3. Who does the author claim inspired Jesus' teachings?

4. What does the author say must be present for oppressed groups to revolt?

5. Who did Jesus say was traditionally the beneficiary of a man's success?

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