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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who notes that he lusts after Joshua's mother, which earns him a punch in the nose from his friend?
(a) John
(b) Raziel
(c) Peter
(d) Biff

2. What are the color of the robes and the wings of Raziel when he appears to the captain of the ship?
(a) Green
(b) Blue
(c) Black
(d) White

3. What animal follows Joshua everywhere he goes when he is a child?
(a) A black cobra
(b) A fish
(c) A camel
(d) A lamb

4. ___________ tells the children about the fact that Rome only has two rules everyone must follow.
(a) Jakan
(b) Peter
(c) Judas
(d) Gaius

5. The sale of ___________ helps to finance the room that Raziel and Biff share in the modern times.
(a) Dinars
(b) Shrouds
(c) Blood
(d) Parchments

6. ___________ develops a sense of satire around the stories of the Bible, while ___________ wants to play true to the stories.
(a) Joshua/Biff
(b) Joshua/Peter
(c) Biff/Joshua
(d) Biff/Peter

7. How old are the boys when they are going to play the prank on the state of Apollo?
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 16
(d) 10

8. What happens to the Jews who tried to take down a statue of a Roman god?
(a) They were thrown into prison
(b) They were crucified
(c) Nothing
(d) They were celebrated

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

10. Joshua receives a message from __________ on how to make things better in the situation.
(a) Joseph
(b) Mary
(c) God
(d) Biff

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

12. Balthesar appears as a huge __________, which turns out to be a costume and a joke he plays on the boys.
(a) Chicken
(b) Roman
(c) Demon
(d) Lamb

13. The town idiot, __________, turns out to be smarter than he looks, according to some of the characters.
(a) Bart
(b) Joseph
(c) Biff
(d) Peter

14. Who dives on top of Maggie in order to protect her from the real killer and his knife?
(a) Biff
(b) Joshua
(c) Gaius
(d) Peter

15. What does Mary do to Joshua to further hide his identity when his faces shows up on a bread during Passover?
(a) Keeps him inside
(b) Sends him away
(c) Dresses him differently
(d) Cuts his hair

Short Answer Questions

1. Maggie declares she would like to be a ______________, though this is not something women do.

2. Who is chipping away at the state when the Roman legionnaire discovers them in their prank?

3. What does Biff compare the Old Testament of the Bible to, noting it is very similar?

4. Who has sex with a prostitute in order to try to explain sex to another character in the story?

5. The two idiot tells Biff to become a ____________ and to stop thinking too much about what's happening.

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