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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Judas get angry with Jesus in Cana?
(a) He has wasted help on an enemy.
(b) He is preaching about the wrong things.
(c) He is not assertive enough.
(d) He refuses to fight back to save himself.

2. 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 throws herself at Jesus's feet, begging him not to go.
(c) She begs for Jesus's blessing before he goes.
(d) She abandons everything and follows them.

3. The man Jesus heals in Cana wants Jesus's help with _______.
(a) Healing his paralyzed daughter.
(b) Preaching the kingdom of God to his congregation.
(c) Leading the Israeli rebels.
(d) Convincing the governor to help him.

4. Which of these is NOT a punishment sent down to Jerusalem, by God?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Fire.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Madness.

5. When Jesus talks about the Kingdom of Heaven, what is Zebedee's response?
(a) He banters with Jesus about doing very well in this Kingdom of Heaven.
(b) He becomes fearful, and asks Jesus what he has to do.
(c) He pays attention, and asks intelligent questions.
(d) He is silent and thoughtful.

6. How does Zebedee view Jesus and his disciples when they arrive at Capernaum for the second time?
(a) The saviors of mankind.
(b) Nine uninvited mouths to feed.
(c) Nuisances, who try to push their views on others.
(d) He feels ambivalent toward them.

7. What does Jesus fear as Spring approaches?
(a) Losing the faith of his followers.
(b) Being unable to carry out his mission.
(c) Last-minute cowardice.
(d) Being sentenced to death.

8. What does Jesus's mother wail about in Chapter 21?
(a) Jesus's weakness.
(b) The Messiah.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) The cruelty of God.

9. After his time in the desert, where does God bring Jesus?
(a) To Bethany.
(b) To Nazareth.
(c) To Golgotha.
(d) To Jerusalem.

10. When Simeon asks Jesus who he really is, what is Jesus's response?
(a) He says he is the Messiah.
(b) He says he is the Son of God.
(c) He says he is Daniel's Son of Man.
(d) He says he is God himself.

11. What does Mary Magdalene give to Jesus and his disciples to refresh them?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Goat's milk.
(c) Water with lemon.
(d) Pomegranates.

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

13. What happens when Jesus sheds his robe and steps into the water without repenting?
(a) The Spirit of the Jordan rises.
(b) The birds proclaim him to be the Son of God.
(c) The fish dance.
(d) All answers are correct.

14. What does Peter see on Jesus's forehead as he describes his time in the desert?
(a) A cross of white light.
(b) Hornlike flames.
(c) Claw marks.
(d) A crown of thorns.

15. How does Jesus feel when he reads what Matthew has written?
(a) He feels that it is closely in accordance with the truth.
(b) He finds it full of lies, but he accepts that it may be God's higher truth.
(c) He knows it is false, but he likes it better than the truth.
(d) He is angry at Matthew and blames him for writing an inaccurate account.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the angel demand of Matthew?

2. What promise does Jesus make to Judas, after his first meeting with Pilate?

3. Who joins Jesus's group of disciples in Chapter 21?

4. How does Matthew respond when Peter tells him about his dream?

5. What animal tells Jesus that the doors to Heaven and Hell are adjacent and identical?

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