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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jesus's quiet and elusive nature make Jacob suspect about him?
(a) He has something to hide.
(b) He is too timid to be the Messiah.
(c) He is a Roman spy.
(d) He is ashamed to be in Magdala.

2. Why does Jerusalem stink?
(a) Because of the blood from all the sacrifices performed there.
(b) Because there are too many people living in close quarters with poor sanitation.
(c) Because of the livestock and fish in the market.
(d) Because of the bodies that haven't been buried yet.

3. Who is "The Curse"?
(a) A snake with a woman's head.
(b) An invisible vulture that claws at Jesus's head.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) An armor-clad woman with an eagle's head.

4. Why does the old woman feed Jesus?
(a) She knows that there is something special about him.
(b) She knows that he is the Messiah.
(c) She is embittered that the monastery took her son.
(d) She is afraid of what he might do if she doesn't feed him.

5. What does Simeon tell Jesus about Isaiah's martyrdom?
(a) He made too many mistakes; he may have been the Messiah, instead of a martyr, had he lived.
(b) Isaiah helped to ready the way for Jesus as the Messiah.
(c) He showed that pity and love alone are not enough to save mankind.
(d) It showed that the body is a tent, a temporary place to stay while on one's way to Heaven, the homeland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barabbas accuse Jesus of while he and his disciples are in Jerusalem?

2. Why does Jesus think Magdalene prostitutes herself?

3. What promise does Jesus make to Judas, after his first meeting with Pilate?

4. Why does Jesus send Peter and John to Jerusalem?

5. At the paschal meal, what does Jacob vow to do?

(see the answer key)

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