View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jesus's mother recall as he passes her, carrying the cross that he built?
(a) A message that was delivered to her by God.
(b) The moment of his birth.
(c) The visitors that brought him gifts when he was young.
(d) Happy memories of his childhood.

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

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

6. What happens to Jesus in his dreams?
(a) He is pursued as "The One."
(b) He is crucified.
(c) He rises to Heaven.
(d) He is sent to Hell.

7. What is Barabbas planning on doing in Chapter 1?
(a) Rounding up Jesus's disciples.
(b) Arresting Mary Magdalene.
(c) Arresting Jesus.
(d) Stopping an execution.

8. When does the clawing sensation occur for Jesus?
(a) Whenever he has committed a sin.
(b) Whenever something bad happens to one of his disciples.
(c) Whenever he is in close proximity to the Devil.
(d) Whenever he feels pleasure.

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

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

11. What does Simeon tell Jesus's mother, in regard to her son?
(a) It is God that torments him, not a demon, so there can be no exorcism.
(b) He is unsure whether Jesus is suited to the role of being the Messiah.
(c) He will have a very difficult life, because he is the Messiah.
(d) She must resign herself to the fact that Jesus will die young.

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

13. What is Mary doing when Simeon visits?
(a) Tending to her animals.
(b) Spinning wool.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Making soap.

14. What do Judas and Zebedee clash over?
(a) Greed and the Messiah.
(b) The price of fish.
(c) The consequences of the storm.
(d) How Zebedee treats his workers.

15. How does Simeon respond when Jesus tells him about his dreams?
(a) He looks at Jesus, shocked.
(b) He scoffs at Jesus.
(c) He agrees with Jesus.
(d) He leaves, without saying anything else to Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "The Curse"?

2. What does Jesus do when he is slapped?

3. What does Andrew want Jesus to preach about in Capernaum?

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

5. Who pronounces Abbot Joachim dead?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 616 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample