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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person to be executed in the novel?
(a) Simeon.
(b) Judas.
(c) The Zealot.
(d) John the Baptist.

2. When did Jesus first feel the clawing sensation?
(a) At 15.
(b) At 9.
(c) At 12.
(d) At 3.

3. What does Simeon reveal to reassure the people?
(a) Jerusalem will be restored to its former glory.
(b) The Israelites will be successful in their revolt against the Romans.
(c) God has assured him that he will live to see the Messiah.
(d) Jesus is the Messiah.

4. Why is Jesus's mother embarrassed when the cross is hoisted for the first execution in the novel?
(a) The crowd taunts Jesus for making the cross.
(b) Jesus is too weak to hoist the cross.
(c) The cross Jesus made tilts.
(d) The man who is to be executed spits on Jesus.

5. 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 disappointment.
(c) With pity.
(d) With anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus's visitor try to persuade him to do in Chapter 1?

2. What happens to Jesus in his dreams?

3. What does Jesus wonder about his dreams?

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

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

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