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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reduces Mary's credibility when she talks about her son Joshua and how powerful he is?
(a) Her crazy eyes
(b) Joseph
(c) Her fortune telling
(d) The fact she has other children

2. What does Joshua buy on the Silk Road, eventually becoming addicted to it?
(a) Coffee
(b) Chocolate
(c) Honey
(d) Milk

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

4. Joshua tells Maggie he will make her a _________ of men, though she does not understand what this means.
(a) Fisher
(b) Partner
(c) Goddess
(d) Lover

5. What is the kind of food that Raziel and Biff both enjoy ordering via room service?
(a) Caviar
(b) Shrimp
(c) Veggie burgers
(d) Pizza

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

7. What does Biff try to talk Raziel into buying in order to get him out of the hotel room for a bit?
(a) Newsweek
(b) Soap Opera Digest
(c) New York Times
(d) Ladies Home Journal

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

9. Along the walk on the Silk Road, ________ purposefully bumps into people in order to heal them.
(a) Peter
(b) Joshua
(c) John
(d) Biff

10. The Romans have restricted __________ after the attack on the legionnaire the previous night.
(a) Water
(b) Access
(c) Stone
(d) Food

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

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

13. Who knifes the Roman to death, just as the Roman is about to come after the child pranksters?
(a) Peter
(b) Jeremiah
(c) Justus
(d) Joseph

14. What do Biff and Joshua need to take care of if they want to be taken to Balthesar?
(a) Camel
(b) Horses
(c) Cows
(d) Sheep

15. One rule of the Romans is to pay your taxes; what is the other rule?
(a) Have many wives
(b) Don't rebel
(c) Ignore the Sabbath
(d) Worship multiple Gods

Short Answer Questions

1. Joshua receives a message from __________ on how to make things better in the situation.

2. What does Biff discover in the hotel room, though he knows Raziel will not want him to find it?

3. While everyone else fears God and Rom, Joshua fears ______________.

4. Who knocks down the man who tried to threaten the boys with punishment?

5. What room does the angel have no need for, making it an ideal place for Biff to get away?

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