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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Jordan is Not Just Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Celsus say religion took its root?
(a) The under-classes.
(b) The upper-classes.
(c) The middle-classes.
(d) The lower-classes.

4. Why does the author think the Christians are uneasy with the idea that John baptized Jesus?
(a) It goes against the claim that Jesus was afraid of water.
(b) It makes John sound like a prophet.
(c) It makes Jesus sound sinful.
(d) It makes Jesus seem human.

5. Where did Jesus teach people where the Kingdom of Heaven could be found?
(a) In life and relationships.
(b) Under the sea.
(c) In undiscovered countries.
(d) In the heavens.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the English translation of the German word quelle?

3. How do scholars know that Jesus was not middle-class?

4. What does Res Gestae Divi Augusti translate as?

5. What is the name of the first vector?

(see the answer key)

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