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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 subject does the author say history is more complex than?
(a) Physics.
(b) Language.
(c) Geography.
(d) Mathematics.

2. In which town was Jesus said to be born?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Marrakech.
(d) Bethlehem.

3. What country did Jesus flee for?
(a) Persia.
(b) Israel.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Iran.

4. Who helped Moses lead the Israelites out of the desert?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Joshua.
(d) David.

5. Who does Matthew say Jesus escaped from as a child?
(a) Herod.
(b) Pilate.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which country was the gospel of Thomas found?

2. What was Athronges' occupation?

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

4. Which two disciples were the only ones to give an account of Jesus's birth and early years?

5. Who did Josephus defend to Nero in 64 C.E.?

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