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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Complete the following title: "First Fruits of Them that..."
(a) Die.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Sneeze.
(d) Sleep.

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

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

5. What is the title of Part Six?
(a) How Many Years Was Easter Sunday.
(b) Presents Sent to Deprave.
(c) The Dogs Beneath the Cross.
(d) Days of Yore.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Which of Jesus' disciples was known as the Beloved Disciple?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) St. John.
(c) St. Luke.
(d) St. David.

12. 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.

13. What is the title of Part Four?
(a) Laws of the Land.
(b) In the Beginning was the Body.
(c) No Staff, No Sandals, and no knapsack.
(d) Desperate Measures for Desperate Times.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say that miraculous is the primary anchor of?

2. What does the author say he is searching once again in Chapter Six?

3. Who does the author say reinterprets the circumstances of Jesus' death?

4. What disease did the person suffer from that the author says Jesus healed?

5. Who does the author think may have been the true author of the Gospel of St. Mark?

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