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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Philip want to murder Jesus?
(a) Jesus is a cross-maker.
(b) Philip does not believe that Jesus is the Messiah.
(c) Philip is in love with Mary Magdalene.
(d) Philip despises Jesus's father.

2. What does Jesus wonder about his dreams?
(a) What he has to do to make them stop.
(b) Whether it is God or the Devil who visits him.
(c) Why he has them.
(d) Whether he is really the Chosen One.

3. What does Mary Magdalene dare Jesus to admit?
(a) Fear drives him into the desert.
(b) He is afraid to leave his mother's house.
(c) He is not the Messiah.
(d) He loves her.

4. What does Simeon say to the men who move to block Jesus's path, as he carries the cross he built?
(a) He encourages them.
(b) He says nothing.
(c) He tells them not to impede God's will.
(d) He threatens them.

5. What is the rabbi's usual cry to God?
(a) "My master!"
(b) "What would you have me do?"
(c) "How long?"
(d) "Sanctuary!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Barabbas planning on doing in Chapter 1?

2. Who warns Jesus that Judas intends to kill him in Magdala?

3. What does Mary want Simeon to explain to her when he visits?

4. Why does Jesus leave home in Chapter 6?

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

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