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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jesus leave home in Chapter 6?
(a) He wants to get away from God's persistent commands.
(b) God gently tells him to do so.
(c) He wants to make things easier for his mother and father.
(d) He thinks it will displease God.

2. What do the monks want Jesus to do?
(a) To lead a revolt against the Romans.
(b) To help them spread their message.
(c) To live in the desert monastery with them.
(d) To become their Abbot.

3. How does Jesus's mother look at him when he struggles and falls under the weight of the cross he built?
(a) With love.
(b) With anger.
(c) With disappointment.
(d) With pity.

4. Who visits Jesus in Chapter 1?
(a) Peter.
(b) Judas.
(c) Zebedee.
(d) Andrew.

5. What is John the Baptist's opinion of Jesus?
(a) He is not loving enough.
(b) He is exactly what John imagined the Messiah would be.
(c) He is too soft and sympathetic.
(d) There is something he dislikes about Jesus, but he isn't sure what it is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Abbot Joachim's last speech about?

2. What does Mary Magdalene do when Jesus and his disciples leave in Chapter 23?

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

4. Who brings news of the beheading of John the Baptist?

5. Who pronounces Abbot Joachim dead?

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