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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many huge iron bolts are on the door that Balthesar says Biff and Joshua can not enter at any time?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) Four

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

4. According to Jewish law, only __________ can forgive sins, which causes Joshua's actions to be seen as dangerous.
(a) A rabbi
(b) The Holy Ghost
(c) God
(d) Joshua

5. Joshua tells Biff about the _____________ that Melchior is teaching him, while Biff talks about Kashmir.
(a) Caste system
(b) Ghost
(c) Holy Ghost
(d) Divine Spark

Short Answer Questions

1. Biff learns that _____________ has been arrested for inciting people to riot.

2. Who gets cold on the journey, as he has not mastered the art of creating his own heat?

3. Upon invitation, Joshua and some followers visit __________ at his house in Bethany.

4. Maggie asks Joshua to do something about the lack of __________ at the wedding party, which helps the party become livelier.

5. What kind of journey does Gaspar take Biff, Joshua, and others when they go up the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the identity Joy now promotes for herself in order to keep herself safe from harm?

2. Why does Herod fear Joshua and want him to be killed as a result of his fears?

3. What happens when the man at the inn in Antioch gives Joshua a piece of cloth to wipe his face?

4. What happens when Joshua is able to let go of all his concepts of self during his lessons?

5. How do the monks test those who want to be admitted into the monastery when they arrive at the gates?

6. What is Biff's mother's reaction to his return home after so many years away with Joshua?

7. What does Biff learn about John when Biff and Joshua are at the wedding at Cana?

8. What happens during the first lesson of Buddhism that Joshua takes?

9. What is the parents' response to the actions of Biff and Joshua?

10. When the mayor of Magdala begs Joshua and Biff to raise his daughter from the dead, what do the two men see is actually wrong with the daughter?

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