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

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

3. Complete the following title: "The Dogs Beneath the... "
(a) Cross.
(b) Gates.
(c) Hills.
(d) Altar.

4. Where was the unnamed woman from?
(a) Nazareth.
(b) Bethany.
(c) Bethleham.
(d) Jeruselum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things do the quotes at the beginning of Part Seven contemplate?

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

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

4. What is the meal that the author mentions in Part Seven?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about Paul's revelation of Jesus' power and truth?

2. Why did Jesus' followers reinterpret history to suit their own purposes?

3. What does the author say about Barabbas in this section?

4. What does the author think Jesus was an individualist?

5. Why does the author think crucifixion was the ultimate form of punishment?

6. What does the author say is the intention of Jesus' nature miracles?

7. What effect did the patrron/client relationship have on Greco-Roman society?

8. What does the quote at the beginning of part six comment on?

9. How does the author interpret the story of Jesus casting demons into a herd of pigs?

10. What does the author say was the intention of the resurrection stories?

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