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

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

3. What disease did the person suffer from that the author says Jesus healed?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Small pox.
(d) Cancer.

4. What feast does the author talk about in Part Six?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Passover.
(d) Harvest.

5. How does the author think Jesus cured the man of leprosy?
(a) He transcended social stigma.
(b) He used God's power.
(c) He muttered a prayer.
(d) He gave him his energy.

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

7. What does the author say the stories of Jesus' resurrection were metaphoric interpretations of?
(a) The people's need for a savior.
(b) The decline of Roman rule.
(c) The idea that there is only one God.
(d) The growth of Christian faith.

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

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

10. Which festival was Barabbas' release meant to honor?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Passover.
(c) Mass.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

12. What form of punishment does the author say was frequent in the ancient world?
(a) Stoning.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Crucifixion.
(d) Starvation.

13. What does the author say was a key aspect of the Greco-Roman culture of that time?
(a) The patron/client relationship.
(b) The working-class/upper class relationship.
(c) The God/public relationship.
(d) The European/African relationship/

14. What is the meal that the author mentions in Part Seven?
(a) Beef stew.
(b) Biscuits and gravy.
(c) Sausage and gravy.
(d) Bread and fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Complete the following title: "The Race to the..."

3. Who do most scholars think is the woman of Bethany?

4. The man who asked for Jesus' body after His death was Joseph of ______________.

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

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