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

2. What disease of contemporary society does the author talk about in this section?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Measles.

3. What are the two traditional spiritual responses to evil in the world?
(a) The sane and the insane.
(b) The hate-filled and the love-filled.
(c) The miraculous and the revolutionary.
(d) The economic and the illogical.

4. What does the author say the early Christian community was not immune to?
(a) Law.
(b) Murder.
(c) Hate crimes.
(d) Politics.

5. Complete the following title: "A Corpse for the... "
(a) Wild Beasts.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Pretty Boys.
(d) The Faithless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author think that Jesus' casting out of demons is a metaphor for?

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

3. Who did Jesus say was traditionally the beneficiary of a man's success?

4. Which authority figure does the author describe as charming?

5. What is the title of Part Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way could Christians have a problem with the author factualizing the crucifixion?

2. What does the author say about Pontius Pilate?

3. Why does the author quote extensively from the gospel of St. Luke?

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

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

6. What were the reasons Jesus went to Jerusalem?

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

8. What influence does the author suggest that the Cynics had on Jesus' teachings?

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

10. Describe the quotes at the beginning of this section?

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