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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 is the name of the barren couple in Genesis?
(a) Sarah and Abraham.
(b) Mary and Joseph.
(c) Hannah and Elkanah.
(d) Jacob and Rachel.

2. What is the title of Homer's book that talks about waging war abroad?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) The Iliad.
(c) Trojan War.
(d) Pheban.

3. In which country was the gospel of Thomas found?
(a) Israel.
(b) England.
(c) Egypt.
(d) France.

4. Which two disciples were the only ones to give an account of Jesus's birth and early years?
(a) Matthew and Luke.
(b) Jacob and Paul.
(c) Peter and Simon.
(d) Mark and John.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mark say the spirit descended from the sky?

2. Why does the author think the Christians are uneasy with the idea that John baptized Jesus?

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

4. What does the name Emmanuel mean?

5. Where did Jesus say men in soft clothing lived?

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