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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mark say the spirit descended from the sky?
(a) Like a gull.
(b) Like a heron.
(c) Like a dove.
(d) Like a swan.

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

3. Which of Jesus' ideas does the author call profoundly radical?
(a) Ignoring social distinction.
(b) Peaceful protests.
(c) The worshipping of one God.
(d) Freeing murderers.

4. What does the author say was pure fiction about Luke's story?
(a) Jesus being born in a manger.
(b) Mary being a virgin.
(c) Jesus having a last supper.
(d) Mary and Jospeh's journey to Nazareth.

5. What does the author call Jesus' principles of true freedom?
(a) Commensality.
(b) Radius Linkage.
(c) Radical egalitarianism.
(d) Social anthropology.

6. Complete the following title: "One Like a Son of..."
(a) God.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Man.
(d) John.

7. Who did Jesus imply is responsible for the suffering of the destitute?
(a) Everyone.
(b) The government.
(c) The rich.
(d) The poor.

8. Who ordered John the Baptist's death?
(a) Nero.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Antipas.
(d) Augustus.

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

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

11. What concept does the quote talk about at the beginning of this section?
(a) Basileia.
(b) Aenos.
(c) Aesops.
(d) Virgil.

12. What do Matthew and Luke both agree on in their testaments?
(a) Jesus walking upon water.
(b) Jesus rising from the dead.
(c) The virginial conception of Jesus.
(d) Jesus escaped to Egypt.

13. In which river did John baptize Jesus?
(a) The Suez.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Jordan.
(d) The Nile.

14. Which of the disciples is the only one to mention Jesus being a carpenter?
(a) Luke.
(b) Mark.
(c) Simon.
(d) John.

15. Which of the following words does the author define in this section?
(a) Bonhomie.
(b) Dinkled.
(c) Societal.
(d) Commensality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Josephus in charge of in the First Roman-Jewish war?

2. Who does the author claim inspired Jesus' teachings?

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

4. What is the title of Homer's book that talks about waging war abroad?

5. What does divi filius translate as?

(see the answer keys)

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