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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author think that Jesus' casting out of demons is a metaphor for?
(a) The casting off of hate.
(b) The casting off of family restrictions.
(c) The casting off of the ego.
(d) The casting off of oppressive authority.

2. What did the Romans do with bodies on the crosses if they didn't decide to leave them there?
(a) Burn them.
(b) Cut them up and feed them to dogs.
(c) Throw them into the sea.
(d) Put them in a shallow grave.

3. Why does the author think that crucifixion is the ultimate punishment?
(a) It destroys an individual physically and morally.
(b) It takes longer than other punishments.
(c) Sometimes one does not die.
(d) You are faced with going to hell.

4. Which Greek philosophers does the author say inspired Jesus?
(a) Socrates.
(b) The Cynics.
(c) Plato.
(d) Virgil.

5. What is the title of the epilogue?
(a) Wear Thou Sandal and Run.
(b) From Jesus to Christ.
(c) Rites of Way.
(d) Implementing a Religion.

6. Which of the following does the author not mention as one of the constraints Jesus lived under?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Economic.
(c) Faith.
(d) Gender.

7. Complete the following title: "The Arts of..."
(a) Faith.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Revolution.
(d) Laughter.

8. What disease does the author compare AIDs to in terms of the reaction of society towards it?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Conumption.
(d) Polio.

9. What does the author say Jesus was trying to break down?
(a) Boundaries between countries.
(b) The socio-spiritual status quo.
(c) Roman oppression.
(d) Class distinction.

10. What does the author say must be present for oppressed groups to revolt?
(a) Hatred of authority.
(b) Great desperation.
(c) A weak government.
(d) Strong family structure.

11. Whose gospel does the author quote extensively from in this section?
(a) St. James's.
(b) St. Mark's.
(c) St. Luke's.
(d) St. Paul's.

12. Where was the unnamed woman from?
(a) Bethany.
(b) Jeruselum.
(c) Nazareth.
(d) Bethleham.

13. Which stories does the author break down and analyze at the end of this section?
(a) The birth stories.
(b) The resurrection stories.
(c) The burial stories.
(d) The crucific stories.

14. Complete the following sentence: "for the faith that was there before, despite, or even because of..."
(a) Judas' betrayal.
(b) Peter's promotion.
(c) Mark's mistake.
(d) Jesus' death.

15. What are the two traditional spiritual responses to evil in the world?
(a) The hate-filled and the love-filled.
(b) The economic and the illogical.
(c) The miraculous and the revolutionary.
(d) The sane and the insane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the following title: " A Respected Member of the..."

2. What is the meal that the author mentions in Part Seven?

3. Complete the following sentence: "careful to distinguish between the rich and the poor, the powerful and the powerless... the aristocrat and the..."

4. What does the author say the New Testament was trying to echo?

5. What does the author say Jesus' crucifixion was based upon?

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