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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. Why does the author claim Jesus' followers developed stories about what happened to Jesus' body?
(a) They knew reality would not inspire people.
(b) They wanted to scare the Romans.
(c) They wanted to make out that Jesus would in some way live forever.
(d) The couldn't accept the reality.

2. In which river did John baptize Jesus?
(a) The Thames.
(b) The Jordan.
(c) The Nile.
(d) The Suez.

3. What disease does the author compare AIDs to in terms of the reaction of society towards it?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Polio.
(d) Conumption.

4. What does the author say was a key aspect of the Greco-Roman culture of that time?
(a) The God/public relationship.
(b) The working-class/upper class relationship.
(c) The European/African relationship/
(d) The patron/client relationship.

5. Complete the following title: In Chains to?
(a) Nazareth.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Machaerus.
(d) Bethlehem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title was Jesus' brother bestowed with?

2. Complete the following title: "First Fruits of Them that..."

3. What does one Biblical story say that Jesus cast out of human beings?

4. Who baptized Jesus?

5. What disease did the person suffer from that the author says Jesus healed?

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