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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who do most scholars think is the woman of Bethany?
(a) Sarah Janus.
(b) Mary Magdalene.
(c) Petra Pilate.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

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

6. Who does the author call an ordinary second-rank Roman governor?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Michael Corleone.
(c) Gianluca Barrabbas.
(d) Pontius Pilate.

7. Which of the following constraints does the author say Jesus lived under?
(a) Gender.
(b) Love.
(c) Food.
(d) Marraige.

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

9. Who did Jesus say was traditionally the beneficiary of a man's success?
(a) The government.
(b) The man's boss.
(c) The man's family.
(d) The upper-classes.

10. What does the author say is the most controversial aspect of his argument?
(a) Claiming Jesus was not original.
(b) Factualizing the Crucifixion.
(c) Denying Jesus' existance.
(d) Claiming they killed the wrong man.

11. Who would eat the remains of a man left on a cross?
(a) The upper-class Romans.
(b) Lions and tigers.
(c) Birds and dogs.
(d) The poor.

12. Who does the author say was not a robber?
(a) Pilate.
(b) Barabbas.
(c) James the Just.
(d) Judas.

13. What is the first idea that the author challenges about Jesus in this section?
(a) Jesus was not Jewish.
(b) He did not walk on water.
(c) Judas did not betray him.
(d) He did not send out twelve apostles to spread his word.

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

15. What miracle does the author talk about in this section?
(a) The fish and the loaves.
(b) Curing a leper.
(c) Jesus walking on water.
(d) Raising Lazarus from the dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease of contemporary society does the author talk about in this section?

2. Which of the following does the author not mention as one of the constraints Jesus lived under?

3. What is the name of the man Jesus was said to have brought to life?

4. What is the title of the epilogue?

5. What does the author say Jesus was trying to break down?

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