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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who insists that the disciples stay in Jerusalem and protect Jesus, instead of returning to Galilee?
(a) Judas.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Peter.
(d) Jacob.

3. What is the subject of Jesus's earliest dream?
(a) His birth.
(b) Being suckled by a lioness.
(c) God and Satan clashing over him.
(d) Seeing his mother's face surrounded by light.

4. While Jesus is in Cana, what is Mary Magdalene doing?
(a) Going to the river Jordan to be baptised.
(b) Traveling to Nazareth to receive his blessing.
(c) Weaving a special cloak for Jesus.
(d) Helping Jesus's mother and father with their chores.

5. What does Matthew write about on their first night in Cana?
(a) Jesus's teachings.
(b) Jesus's genealogy.
(c) God's divine will.
(d) The events that are currently transpiring.

6. What does Mary Magdalene do when Jesus and his disciples leave in Chapter 23?
(a) She goes back to her house and weeps.
(b) She begs for Jesus's blessing before he goes.
(c) She abandons everything and follows them.
(d) She throws herself at Jesus's feet, begging him not to go.

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

8. Why does Jesus send Peter and John to Jerusalem?
(a) To spread his teachings to the people of Jerusalem.
(b) To confirm Passover plans.
(c) To try to enlist the help of the Israelites there.
(d) To help prepare David's throne for Jesus's ascension.

9. What is Jesus's response to Jacob's vow at the paschal meal?
(a) He is ambivalent.
(b) He is touched by the sentiment.
(c) He is proud of Jacob.
(d) He is appalled.

10. What animal tells Jesus that the doors to Heaven and Hell are adjacent and identical?
(a) A snake.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A lion.
(d) A bird.

11. How does Pilate feel about Jesus, after meeting him for the first time?
(a) He is delusional, and possibly insane.
(b) He is a revolutionary, and a threat to the Roman government.
(c) He might be the true Messiah.
(d) He is harmless to the Roman government.

12. 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 is unable to believe Jesus, until Simeon agrees with him.
(d) He disagrees with Jesus, and encourages him to do all he can to act in opposition to the prophecy.

13. In Chapter 21, what happens to Jesus's mother as a result of her wailing?
(a) She is slapped.
(b) She is dragged away.
(c) She is disowned.
(d) She is beaten.

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

15. What animal has Jerusalem driven into the desert?
(a) The old vulture.
(b) The green serpent.
(c) The rabid dog.
(d) The scapegoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Nathaniel welcomed into the group of Jesus's disciples?

2. What does Jesus's mother wail about in Chapter 21?

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

4. During their first meeting, what does Pilate urge Jesus to do?

5. How does Zebedee view Jesus and his disciples when they arrive at Capernaum for the second time?

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