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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, In the Beginning Is the Body.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Simeon say Jesus is destined for?
(a) The death of heathens.
(b) The falling and rising of many in Israel.
(c) The coming of a world peace.
(d) A beautiful love.

2. How did people view mustard during the time of Jesus?
(a) Dangerous and invasive.
(b) Hot and tasty.
(c) Beautiful and plentiful.
(d) A life saver.

3. Who was assassinated on 44 B.C.E?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Cicero.

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

5. What aristocratic Jewish historian does the author draw on to examine the Greco-Roman period?
(a) Josephus.
(b) Simon.
(c) Circero.
(d) Augustus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the spirit of God descend upon in the second act of remembrance?

3. Where was John before he appeared publicly to Israel?

4. Which of the following words does the author define in this section?

5. Why did Herod have a grudge against John the Baptist?

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