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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 offers to heal Simon of his ____________, but he seems to ignore his condition.
(a) Limp
(b) Gangrene
(c) Blindness
(d) Leprosy

2. Joshua learns to multiply _________, which gives Biff something to multiply at the market.
(a) Oil
(b) Wine
(c) Olives
(d) Rice

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

4. Joshua and his disciples hear about the __________ of John the Baptist.
(a) Suicide
(b) Beheading
(c) Crucifixion
(d) Hanging

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?
(a) Standing on his head
(b) Shaving a yak
(c) Meditating
(d) Carrying water

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ wants to save the daughter of the man they are with, as well as to save other children who are up for death.

2. What is the nickname for Biff's tutor who is known as Tiny Fee of the Divine Dance of Joyous Orgasm?

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

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

5. Joshua selects from his disciples those who are to become ___________, or carriers of his messages.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Maggie invite Bartholomew to the wedding, though she invites Joshua and Biff?

2. When Biff and Joshua are traveling on a road flanked by fields of very tall grass, what is the warning they receive?

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

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

5. What is the story Rumi tells Joshua and Biff about his life and his current situation?

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

7. 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?

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

9. What does Joy teach Biff when he is paralyzed by the poison in his tea?

10. What puzzles Biff when they approach the fortress of Balthesar that is built into a side of a cliff?

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