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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jesus do when he has an obscene dream after seeing Mary Magdalene?
(a) Swears to never see her again.
(b) Scourges himself.
(c) Leaves Magdala.
(d) Repents in prayer.

3. What does Jesus tell Simeon he dreams of doing?
(a) Marrying Mary Magdalene and having a normal life.
(b) Dying and ascending to Heaven.
(c) Becoming the Son of God and God himself.
(d) Leaving Nazareth and starting over somewhere that no one knows him.

4. Why does Simeon rebuke Jesus after the Abbot's funeral?
(a) Jesus is trying to defy God's will.
(b) Jesus has no pity for his mother.
(c) Jesus is showing too much weakness.
(d) Jesus could have saved the Abbot.

5. What does Mary want Simeon to explain to her when he visits?
(a) Why God is forcing Jesus to do things he doesn't want to do.
(b) Why she was chosen to give birth to Jesus.
(c) Why a white dove has climbed onto her knees.
(d) Why Jesus has been chosen as the Messiah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jesus in his dreams?

2. Jacob sees Jesus in Magdala, and mentally compares him to whom?

3. Who summons the monks to hear Abbot Joachim's last words?

4. Why is Jesus's mother embarrassed when the cross is hoisted for the first execution in the novel?

5. What does Jesus's mother recall as he passes her, carrying the cross that he built?

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