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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The death sentence on Joshua has been lifted due to the wealthy merchant, Joseph of ____________.
(a) Nazareth
(b) Galilee
(c) Bethlehem
(d) Arimithea

2. Balthesar's fortress is built into _____________, which puzzles Biff when he sees it.
(a) The side of a cliff
(b) A mountain
(c) The ocean
(d) A tree

3. Justus tells Joshua and the others that Jakan has _______________ Maggie and also wants Joshua dead.
(a) Begun to search for
(b) Divorced
(c) Not given up on
(d) Put a death threat out on

4. 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 deaf concubine
(d) The old man

5. _________ wants to save the daughter of the man they are with, as well as to save other children who are up for death.
(a) Raziel
(b) Joshua
(c) Joseph
(d) Biff

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

7. While waiting for a boat to cross the lake, Biff recruits ___________ to be a part of the followers of Joshua.
(a) Mark
(b) Matthew
(c) Michael
(d) Peter

8. Biff's tutor tells him, "Today's lesson is, if someone puts poison in your _______, don't drink it."
(a) Tea
(b) Water
(c) Heart
(d) Mind

9. Whose gospel does Biff find to be unbelievable and lonely at the end, prompting a nightmare?
(a) Mark
(b) John
(c) Matthew
(d) Joseph

10. Where is the man from who gave Joshua some help when he was bleeding?
(a) Jerusalem
(b) Bethlehem
(c) Turin
(d) Nepal

11. Joshua heals the servant of Justus because he allows _____________ into his kingdom, even though Biff does not agree.
(a) Romans
(b) Only the good
(c) Only men
(d) Anyone

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

13. Where is the wedding that Maggie quickly invites Biff and Joshua to before her husband gets home?
(a) Cana
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Nazareth
(d) Sepphoris

14. The mayor of Magdala begs Joshua to raise his ____________ from the dead, whom he claims has just died, even though it seems this person has not.
(a) Son
(b) Wife
(c) Daughter
(d) Mother

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The man that helps Joshua and Biff is from the ___________ caste, which makes him an outcast.

2. Bartholomew prefers the company of __________, who are not allowed at the wedding, which is why he is not invited along.

3. __________'s mother bawls him out for not writing over the past seventeen years he has been away.

4. The boys find out that Balthesar has eight _________, a fact which amazes Biff.

5. When Biff goes into the town to find a job, but finds that a jealous __________ controls who can beg.

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