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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jesus feel about these dreams?
(a) He is tormented by them.
(b) He is happy about them.
(c) He is puzzled by them.
(d) He is resigned to them.

2. What does Jesus tell Simeon when he arrives home and finds Simeon there?
(a) Jesus tells Simeon that he defies God's will for his mother's sake.
(b) Jesus tells Simeon to get out of his house.
(c) Jesus tells Simeon that he will resist God until he dies.
(d) Jesus tells Simeon that he is not the Messiah.

3. Why does Jesus commit sins?
(a) Because he is human, and therefore imperfect.
(b) To convince his followers that he is unworthy of being the Messiah.
(c) To better relate to his followers, because they too are sinners.
(d) To make God detest him.

4. Who is helping Barabbas, in Chapter 1?
(a) The Israelites.
(b) Jesus and his disciples.
(c) The Zealots.
(d) Zebedee and his workers.

5. After watching Jesus carry the cross he built, to whom does Simeon compare Jesus?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Judas.
(c) Moses.
(d) Elijah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus believe about the Messiah?

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

3. How does Jesus's mother look at him when he struggles and falls under the weight of the cross he built?

4. What is Mary doing when Simeon visits?

5. What happens to Jesus in his dreams?

(see the answer key)

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