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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Matthew respond when Peter tells him about his dream?
(a) He thinks that the events must have occurred somewhere.
(b) He thinks that Peter is possessed.
(c) He thinks that Peter is going insane.
(d) He thinks that Peter is a prophet.

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

4. Who invites Jesus in and feeds him when he arrives in Bethany?
(a) Lazarus.
(b) Melchizedek.
(c) Mary.
(d) Martha.

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

6. At the paschal meal, what does Jacob vow to do?
(a) To exact revenge on his murderers.
(b) To care for and protect Jesus's mother and Mary Magdalene.
(c) To establish a new order, in Jesus's name.
(d) To do everything in his power to prevent Jesus's execution.

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

8. During their first meeting, what does Pilate urge Jesus to do?
(a) Return to Galilee.
(b) Keep a lower profile.
(c) Make some friends in the Roman government.
(d) Stop preaching.

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

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

11. How does Pilate 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.

12. What does Jesus cry out, as he faints, at the end of Chapter 29?
(a) "Mary."
(b) "Eli."
(c) "Judas."
(d) "Adonai."

13. Why does Jesus get frustrated with his disciples in Chapter 21?
(a) They fail to understand one of his parables.
(b) They are behaving in a cowardly fashion.
(c) They won't stay and protect him.
(d) They are refusing to acknowledge him in public.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jesus revive after the incident in Jerusalem's temple?

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

3. What does the angel demand of Matthew?

4. Which of these is NOT a punishment sent down to Jerusalem, by God?

5. Peter dreams about Jesus _______.

(see the answer keys)

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