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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, A Kingdom of Nuisances and Nobodies.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What words does the author use to describe John the Baptist's style of preaching?
(a) Deathly.
(b) Soulful.
(c) Apocalyptic.
(d) Desperate.

3. How do scholars know that Jesus was not middle-class?
(a) Carpenters could only be members of the working-class.
(b) Jesus was a king.
(c) There was no middle-class in ancient societies.
(d) Jesus was born into poverty.

4. Who did Josephus defend to Nero in 64 C.E.?
(a) John the Baptist.
(b) His brother Jacob.
(c) Priests.
(d) Jesus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Celsus say religion took its root?

2. Why did Herod have a grudge against John the Baptist?

3. What is the name of the first vector?

4. What does the name Emmanuel mean?

5. What is the title of the other book the author wrote about Jesus in 1991?

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