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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 Bishop Butler say probability is the guide of?
(a) Hate.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Life.

2. Which Jesus does the author say he is trying to locate?
(a) The child Jesus.
(b) The historical Jesus.
(c) The gospel Jesus.
(d) The fictional Jesus.

3. Who does Celus claim was Jesus' legitimate father?
(a) A Roman soldier.
(b) John the Baptist.
(c) A Roman politician.
(d) An African slave.

4. Who was the first emperor of the Roman empire?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Herod.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Caesar.

5. What was Athronges' occupation?
(a) Shepherd.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Actor.
(d) Priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Jesus' disciples talks about his baptism?

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

3. What aristocratic Jewish historian does the author draw on to examine the Greco-Roman period?

4. What other disease does the author say attracted negative attention to its victims?

5. Who does Matthew say Jesus escaped from as a child?

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