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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say Jesus' use of the word poor more accurately translates into?
(a) Destitute.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Impoverished.
(d) Poverty.

2. What aristocratic Jewish historian does the author draw on to examine the Greco-Roman period?
(a) Simon.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Josephus.
(d) Circero.

3. What is the name of the barren couple in Genesis?
(a) Sarah and Abraham.
(b) Mary and Joseph.
(c) Jacob and Rachel.
(d) Hannah and Elkanah.

4. What is the name of the first vector?
(a) Cross-cultural anthropology.
(b) Historical fact.
(c) Hybrid sociology.
(d) Cultural-leanings of the third kind.

5. What does divi filius translate as?
(a) Devil Foetus.
(b) Son of a divine one.
(c) Child of the Angels.
(d) Beast of Burden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the spirit of God descend upon in the second act of remembrance?

2. Who was the first emperor of the Roman empire?

3. Which two disciples were the only ones to give an account of Jesus's birth and early years?

4. Complete the following sentence from Virgil's poem the Aenei: "Roman, remember by your strength to..."

5. Which Roman Emperor had a birthday on the 23rd of September?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jesus teach about the breakup of the family?

2. Why does the author think the gospels say that the governor executed Baptist because he criticized his sexual activities?

3. What does the author think Jesus meant by poor?

4. What did ancient society believe about children that were not accepted by their father?

5. What do the quotes at the beginning of the section comment on?

6. Summarize the two quotes that open this chapter.

7. In One Like a Son of Man what does the author say the original biblical text suggested was a key component of Jesus' teachings?

8. How does the author describe the class structure during Roman times?

9. What does the quote at the beginning of this section comment on?

10. What does the author say are his intentions in this book?

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