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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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) She must resign herself to the fact that Jesus will die young.
(c) He is unsure whether Jesus is suited to the role of being the Messiah.
(d) He will have a very difficult life, because he is the Messiah.

4. What does Andrew call Jesus?
(a) "Messiah."
(b) "Rabbi."
(c) "Rabboni."
(d) "Christ."

5. What does Jesus say to the mob that wants to stone Mary Magdalene?
(a) If they want to stone her, they will have to stone him as well.
(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) They cannot stone her without first conducting a fair trial.

6. What is Abbot Joachim's last speech about?
(a) Freedom, slavery, and liberation.
(b) God's loving and forgiving nature.
(c) Reasons why the Israelites should rise up against the Romans.
(d) The imminent arrival of the Messiah.

7. What kind of invisible animal does Jesus feel sinking its claws into his skull?
(a) A dove.
(b) An owl.
(c) A falcon.
(d) A vulture.

8. What is Jesus's defense to save himself from God hunting him?
(a) Hiding himself in the monastery.
(b) Helping his disciples to see him as human.
(c) Doing what he can to keep the Romans out of Nazareth.
(d) Committing every conceivable sin to make God detest him.

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

10. 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 that he is not the Messiah.
(c) Jesus tells Simeon that he will resist God until he dies.
(d) Jesus tells Simeon to get out of his house.

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

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

13. Jacob sees Jesus in Magdala, and mentally compares him to whom?
(a) Zebedee.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Judas.
(d) Moses.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the ten fishermen work?

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

3. While all the men are in Zebedee's yard, what is Salome overjoyed about?

4. When did Jesus first feel the clawing sensation?

5. Who does Zebedee assign to bring Andrew home?

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