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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, A Tale of Two Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the first chapter?
(a) A Tale of Two Gods.
(b) The Birth of a Messiah.
(c) Godlike Reason.
(d) Born in a Cow Shed.

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

3. Which Roman Emperor had a birthday on the 23rd of September?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Circero.
(c) Josephus.
(d) Caesar.

4. Where did the Pharoah order their soldiers to throw the Israelites' babies?
(a) In the snake pit.
(b) In the lion caves.
(c) In the sea.
(d) In the river.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sea does the author describe as cruel and beautiful?

2. What does divi filius translate as?

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

4. In which town was Jesus said to be born?

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

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