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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _____________ helps to recruit two other fishermen in order to follow Joshua as he begins to preach along the countryside.
(a) Biff
(b) Peter
(c) Judas
(d) John

2. What kind of journey does Gaspar take Biff, Joshua, and others when they go up the mountain?
(a) Meditation
(b) Harvest
(c) Kung fu
(d) Moon

3. Bartholomew prefers the company of __________, who are not allowed at the wedding, which is why he is not invited along.
(a) Cats
(b) Dogs
(c) Snakes
(d) Camels

4. In what city do Joshua and Biff visit with Joy, now known as the Cruel and Accursed Dragon Princess?
(a) Beijing
(b) Kabul
(c) Jerusalem
(d) Nepal

5. Who does Joshua try to cure of his ailments, though he is not happy when Joshua makes his attempt?
(a) The blind guard
(b) Joseph
(c) The old man
(d) The deaf concubine

6. Joshua and Biff take Maggie to the house of her sister _____________ in order to be safe.
(a) Eve
(b) Ruth
(c) Martha
(d) Lilith

7. Who is the rather naive person that Philip calls over to be a part of Joshua's followers?
(a) Judas
(b) Nathaniel
(c) Mark
(d) Thomas

8. What does the tutor teach to Biff as he is paralyzed, until she is certain he understands the subject?
(a) Chinese characters
(b) Meditation
(c) Painting
(d) Japanese writing

9. Who gets cold on the journey, as he has not mastered the art of creating his own heat?
(a) Thomas
(b) Joshua
(c) Ahmad
(d) Biff

10. Joshua selects from his disciples those who are to become ___________, or carriers of his messages.
(a) Monks
(b) Zealots
(c) Apostles
(d) Popes

11. What does John suggest Joshua call the Divine Spark as that might be easier for the people to understand?
(a) Universe
(b) Holy Ghost
(c) Energy
(d) God's Love

12. The man that helps Joshua and Biff is from the ___________ caste, which makes him an outcast.
(a) Black
(b) Outcast
(c) Untouchable
(d) Leperous

13. Biff helps Joshua compose the Sermon on the _____________, which will be given to the followers of John.
(a) Lake
(b) Stone
(c) River
(d) Mount

14. Whose Buddhist monastery are Biff and Joshua trying to reach in this section of the book?
(a) Melchior's
(b) Balthesar's
(c) Joseph's
(d) Gaspar's

15. What is Joshua given to help him with his injury after hitting his head?
(a) Myrrh
(b) Wine
(c) A piece of linen
(d) Bread

Short Answer Questions

1. Justus tells Joshua and the others that Jakan has _______________ Maggie and also wants Joshua dead.

2. What is John doing to Joshua when the sky opens up and declares that Joshua is God's son?

3. Gaspar teaches Joshua about loving his neighbor as his self, which prompts Joshua to become _________ again.

4. What is Biff given when his tutor believes he has learned the lesson thoroughly?

5. What is Biff's first task at the Buddhist monastery, the one that does not go well, prompting Joshua to step in to heal Biff?

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