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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Philip afraid to take Judas's side in his argument with Zebedee?
(a) Zebedee is his employer.
(b) He doesn't trust Judas.
(c) He thinks that Judas is cursed.
(d) He is afraid to associate himself with Judas and Jesus.

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

3. Why does Jesus get trapped in Magdala?
(a) The disciples ask him to wait and meet them there.
(b) He is being hunted, and Magdala is the only place where he is safe.
(c) The guards are detaining him because they think he is suspicious.
(d) A storm prevents him from leaving.

4. Who warns Jesus that Judas intends to kill him in Magdala?
(a) John.
(b) Simeon.
(c) Peter.
(d) Thomas.

5. What is Abbot Joachim's response when he meets Jesus?
(a) He screams "Adonai!" and faints.
(b) He looks blissful and says, "You've come."
(c) He is unconscious, and Jesus is unable to wake him.
(d) He looks hopeful, but is convinced by Jesus's conversation that he is not the Messiah.

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

7. What does Jesus do when he is slapped?
(a) Reminds the person of God's swift retribution.
(b) Slaps the person back.
(c) Ignores the slap completely.
(d) Offers his other cheek.

8. What does Nathaniel want Jesus to do for him in Magdala?
(a) Convince Mary Magdalene to leave her life of sin.
(b) Preach to his group of friends and relatives.
(c) Bless his nephew's wedding.
(d) Help him to smuggle Mary Magdalene out of Magdala.

9. 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 threatens them.
(c) He tells them not to impede God's will.
(d) He says nothing.

10. Why does the old woman feed Jesus?
(a) She is embittered that the monastery took her son.
(b) She knows that there is something special about him.
(c) She is afraid of what he might do if she doesn't feed him.
(d) She knows that he is the Messiah.

11. Jesus angers Judas when he talks about what?
(a) Being the Messiah.
(b) Living in peace with the Romans.
(c) Pitying all of Creation.
(d) Allowing himself to be crucified.

12. While all the men are in Zebedee's yard, what is Salome overjoyed about?
(a) John is home.
(b) The Romans are leaving Capernaum.
(c) Judas is helping them.
(d) Jesus is coming to visit.

13. Where do the ten fishermen work?
(a) Nazareth.
(b) Capernaum.
(c) Magdala.
(d) Jerusalem.

14. What does Jesus say to the mob that wants to stone Mary Magdalene?
(a) They cannot stone her without first conducting a fair trial.
(b) Only one who is sinless may throw the first stone.
(c) Working on the Sabbath is not a sin worthy of a stoning.
(d) If they want to stone her, they will have to stone him as well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew lecture Zebedee and the other men about?

2. What does Andrew call Jesus?

3. What does the crowd do to taunt Jesus in Chapter 1?

4. Why does Simeon rebuke Jesus after the Abbot's funeral?

5. What is Jesus's defense to save himself from God hunting him?

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