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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Abbot Joachim starving himself to death?
(a) To bring Israel's grievances to the attention of God.
(b) To incite the Israelites to retaliate against the Romans.
(c) To provoke the Romans.
(d) To convince his followers to give up their material possessions.

3. What does Jesus tell Simeon he dreams of doing?
(a) Leaving Nazareth and starting over somewhere that no one knows him.
(b) Becoming the Son of God and God himself.
(c) Dying and ascending to Heaven.
(d) Marrying Mary Magdalene and having a normal life.

4. Jesus realizes that the central figure in all of his dreams is __________.
(a) Mary Magdalene.
(b) Judas.
(c) The Devil.
(d) God.

5. Why does Jesus leave home in Chapter 6?
(a) He thinks it will displease God.
(b) God gently tells him to do so.
(c) He wants to get away from God's persistent commands.
(d) He wants to make things easier for his mother and father.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Andrew want Jesus to preach about in Capernaum?
(a) The Kingdom of God.
(b) God's commandment to love one another.
(c) Purifying fire.
(d) The blessedness of the poor.

12. What does Jesus wonder about his dreams?
(a) Why he has them.
(b) Whether it is God or the Devil who visits him.
(c) Whether he is really the Chosen One.
(d) What he has to do to make them stop.

13. Why does Jacob resist when Barabbas drags Mary Magdalene out?
(a) He and Mary Magdalene were childhood friends.
(b) He is in love with Mary Magdalene.
(c) He knows how angry Jesus will be.
(d) He wants to observe Moses's law.

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

15. Who summons the monks to hear Abbot Joachim's last words?
(a) John.
(b) Peter.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Judas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mary Magdalene being chased, by a mob, to Capernaum?

2. What is Abbot Joachim's response when he meets Jesus?

3. When does the clawing sensation occur for Jesus?

4. What kind of invisible animal does Jesus feel sinking its claws into his skull?

5. How does Mary Magdalene feel about God?

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