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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose leadership did Jesus establish during the miracle of the loaves and the bread?
(a) St.Paul's.
(b) St. Peter's.
(c) St. David's.
(d) St. Joseph's.

2. What does one Biblical story say that Jesus cast out of human beings?
(a) Little people.
(b) Animal spirits.
(c) Devils.
(d) Demons.

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

4. What two things do the quotes at the beginning of Part Seven contemplate?
(a) Beauty and Charisma.
(b) Fun and depression.
(c) Death and life.
(d) Love and hate.

5. What does the author say the New Testament was trying to echo?
(a) Greek philosophy.
(b) Greek plays.
(c) Old Testament prophecies.
(d) Roman law.

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

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

8. What does the author say that miraculous is the primary anchor of?
(a) Blind faith.
(b) Religious orientation.
(c) Human nature.
(d) The Kingdom of God.

9. Why does the author claim Jesus' followers developed stories about what happened to Jesus' body?
(a) They wanted to make out that Jesus would in some way live forever.
(b) They wanted to scare the Romans.
(c) They knew reality would not inspire people.
(d) The couldn't accept the reality.

10. What does the author define disease as?
(a) A soul destroyer.
(b) A social stigma.
(c) A personal hell.
(d) An individual experience.

11. What other disease does the author say attracted negative attention to its victims?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Measles.

12. What is the name of the man Jesus was said to have brought to life?
(a) Simon.
(b) Lazarus.
(c) Judas.
(d) David.

13. Complete the following title: "The Race to the..."
(a) Cross.
(b) Cotton Fields.
(c) Prize.
(d) Empty Tomb.

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

15. Complete the following sentence: "extended to others as both challenge and ..."
(a) Empowerment.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Myth.
(d) Fallacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author state was different about Jesus and his beliefs about the Kingdom of God?

2. What does the author say defined the actions and intentions of anyone who helped write the New Testament?

3. Where was the unnamed woman from?

4. What does the author say is the most controversial aspect of his argument?

5. What are the two traditional spiritual responses to evil in the world?

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