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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. Joshua discovers ________ by knocking his head against the hanging sign.

3. Whose gospel does Biff find to be unbelievable and lonely at the end, prompting a nightmare?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the only things John eats, as found out by Biff and Joshua when they camp with him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Joshua heal the servant of Gaius, even though Biff does not agree with this practice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Biff is very curious as to how the events in the Bible are portrayed, finally securing a copy of the Bible to see how others have written about his lifetime.

Part 1: Why do you think Biff is so interested in learning more about the way the stories have been told?

Part 2: Why do you think Raziel doesn't want Biff to read any of the Bible's version of events?

Part 3: Do you think Biff needed to see what was already written down about his times? Or would it have been better for him to not have looked at the Bible? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Bart, the town idiot, may seem to be simple to others in the story, but Biff thinks otherwise.

Part 1: Why do you think Moore included the idea of a village idiot in this story?

Part 2: What value do you feel Bart has for the story and for the other characters in the story?

Part 3: Why do you think Biff decides to listen to what Bart tells him about not thinking too much?

Essay Topic 3

The Romans have an interested outlook on religion in this story, allowing for the monotheism of Judaism as long as the Jews pay taxes.

Part 1: Why do you think the Romans thought taxes were more important to have than one single religious movements in the lands?

Part 2: How might conflicting religious thought within a country cause the people who live in that country to act?

Part 3: Do you think it's better to have people do what they want or for the government to dictate what the people should think? Why?

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