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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maggie's mother promises Maggie to marry __________ after six months have passed.
(a) Peter
(b) Joseph
(c) Biff
(d) Jakan

2. Biff tries to explain to Raziel that soap operas are _____________, but the angel does not understand.
(a) Fiction
(b) Reality
(c) Pointless
(d) Stupid

3. What are the boys going to do to the statue of Apollo when they are out on their prank?
(a) Break it
(b) Tip it over
(c) Circumcise it
(d) Draw on it

4. How old are the boys when they are ready to start their own apprenticeships?
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 9

5. Joshua heals John of a _______ he has developed from being in the water so much.
(a) Rash
(b) Fever
(c) Cut
(d) Cough

6. The day after, Joshua is praying in an _______________ seeking answers to many questions.
(a) Olive grove
(b) Old shed
(c) Arroyo
(d) Old barn

7. Following tradition, many Jews congregate at _______ for Passover, including the boys, their families, and Maggie.
(a) Jerusalem
(b) Constantinople
(c) Bethlehem
(d) Nazareth

8. Biff jokes about becoming a professional _______________ and bids Maggie farewell.
(a) Mourner
(b) Martyr
(c) Wrestler
(d) Writer

9. Raziel wonders about the ___________ who foretell the future events in his beloved soap operas.
(a) Magazines
(b) Prophets
(c) Scoops
(d) Writers

10. Who shows the others that the snake in the town is not possessed by a demon by holding their hand up to it?
(a) Biff
(b) Maggie
(c) Joseph
(d) Joshua

11. What does Jakan's father do for a living, according to his own admission?
(a) Pharisee
(b) Tax collector
(c) Weaver
(d) Nothing

12. Raziel makes ___________ promise to tell any shepherds he might come across about the good news of Christ's coming.
(a) Biff
(b) Maggie
(c) Joshua
(d) Joseph

13. Who demands that the captain treat the boys fairly, frightening the captain out of his wits?
(a) Raziel
(b) Michael
(c) Joshua
(d) Peter

14. What is the name Biff gives to the rebellious Jews who try to cause trouble for the Romans?
(a) Fools
(b) Zealots
(c) Martyrs
(d) Christians

15. What does Joshua's father do for a living, so it is generally expected he will do the same thing?
(a) Rabbi
(b) Stonecutter
(c) Carpenter
(d) Blacksmith

Short Answer Questions

1. Biff's father talks with the ____________ who has hired him to build the house where the stonecutting takes place.

2. Along the walk on the Silk Road, ________ purposefully bumps into people in order to heal them.

3. Biff wants Joshua to ___________ when he hears about the forced marriage of Maggie.

4. Who is the other character who argues with Joshua about who the real Messiah is?

5. __________ starts shouting that Joshua consorts with demons when he is knocked over by Joshua's animal.

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