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

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

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

4. What does Jesus's visitor try to persuade him to do in Chapter 1?
(a) To leave his mother's house for Jerusalem.
(b) To propose to Mary Magdalene.
(c) To not provide a cross for that day's execution.
(d) To go to the desert monastery.

5. What does the crowd do to taunt Jesus in Chapter 1?
(a) They call him a "cross-maker."
(b) They call Mary Magdalene a "slut."
(c) They call his mother names.
(d) They throw small stones at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus wonder about his dreams?

2. After hearing what Jesus says to Simeon, what does Jesus's mother do?

3. Why does Jesus commit sins?

4. Who is the first person to be executed in the novel?

5. What did the clawing sensation stop Jesus from doing when he was twenty years old?

(see the answer key)

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