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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who washes Jesus's feet with perfume?
(a) Judas.
(b) Mary.
(c) Simeon.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

3. When talking to Pilate, Jesus compares Rome to ____________.
(a) A circus.
(b) A giant bird of prey.
(c) A vast ocean.
(d) A giant clay statue.

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

5. What archangel comes to Jesus while he is in the desert?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Peter.
(c) Simon.
(d) Michael.

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

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

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

9. As Jesus prays in Gethsemane, what does he beg God to do?
(a) To resurrect him after his crucifixion.
(b) To give Mary Magdalene a better life, free from sin.
(c) To prevent his crucifixion.
(d) To protect his disciples in his absence.

10. What happens to Simeon shortly before Passover?
(a) He dies.
(b) He is accused of blasphemy.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He is accused of treason.

11. The archangel that comes to Jesus in the desert is really whom?
(a) God.
(b) Judas.
(c) A mirage.
(d) Lucifer.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the paschal meal, what does Jacob vow to do?

2. Who does Jesus bring back to life in Chapter 25?

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

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

5. What happens when Jesus sheds his robe and steps into the water without repenting?

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