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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barabbas accuse Jesus of while he and his disciples are in Jerusalem?
(a) Being a heretic.
(b) Being a Roman emissary.
(c) Stealing from the governor.
(d) Inciting riots.

2. Why does Pilate initially refuse to be provoked into crucifying Jesus?
(a) He doesn't want Jesus to become a martyr.
(b) He is afraid of retaliation from the Jewish people.
(c) He doesn't believe in crucifixion.
(d) He is afraid that he will be reprimanded by the Roman government.

3. Who does Jesus heal in Cana?
(a) Lazarus.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Ananias.
(d) Zebedee.

4. What do Philip and Nathaniel borrow for Jesus as Spring approaches?
(a) A new cloak.
(b) A boat.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A chariot.

5. Who joins Jesus's group of disciples in Chapter 21?
(a) Nathaniel and Philip.
(b) Thomas and Nathaniel.
(c) Philip and Matthew.
(d) Matthew and Thomas.

6. When confronted by Pilate, what does Jesus deny?
(a) Being the son of Mary and Joseph.
(b) Being the Messiah.
(c) Knowing his disciples.
(d) Being a king, in a political sense.

7. What is Salome doing when Jesus and his disciples arrive in Capernaum for the second time?
(a) Gutting and cleaning fish.
(b) Weaving baskets.
(c) Churning butter.
(d) Distributing winter clothing.

8. Who does Jesus bring back to life in Chapter 25?
(a) Peter.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Judas.
(d) Lazarus.

9. What does the snake, with the head of a woman, try to convince Jesus to do?
(a) Lead the Israelites' revolt against the Romans.
(b) Venture to Nazareth to see his mother.
(c) Leave the desert, and return to Jerusalem.
(d) Save Magdalene and live a respectable and productive life.

10. What is the new meaning of the paschal meal?
(a) It is to commemorate the last gathering of Jesus and his disciples.
(b) It is to celebrate the coming of the Messiah.
(c) It is now known as Good Friday instead.
(d) The bread and wine are Jesus's body and blood.

11. Who beheads John the Baptist?
(a) Herod.
(b) Caiaphas.
(c) Barabbas.
(d) Pilate.

12. Who joins Jesus's group of disciples after their trek from Cana to Capernaum?
(a) Thomas and Nathaniel.
(b) Peter and Jacob.
(c) Jacob and Thomas.
(d) Nathaniel and Peter.

13. Jesus sees a vision of what animal stomping on Babylon, Jerusalem, Alexandria and Rome?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A cougar.
(c) A lion.
(d) A wild horse.

14. Who is Matthew when Jesus meets him?
(a) A Roman emissary.
(b) A poor fisherman.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A hated customs officer.

15. How does Judas respond when Jesus tells him that he is the lamb to be led to slaughter?
(a) He worries for Jesus's sanity, and wonders if people calling him Messiah has gone to his head.
(b) He demands that the Romans be slaughtered, and the Messiah seated on David's throne.
(c) He disagrees with Jesus, and encourages him to do all he can to act in opposition to the prophecy.
(d) He is unable to believe Jesus, until Simeon agrees with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the parable that Jesus tells Zebedee?

2. As Jesus prays in Gethsemane, what does he beg God to do?

3. What does Jesus cry out, as he faints, at the end of Chapter 29?

4. What happens to Simeon shortly before Passover?

5. What does Jesus flee from, in Jerusalem's temple?

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