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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jesus request of Judas before entering Pilate's palace?
(a) He asks Judas to pretend he doesn't know him.
(b) He asks Judas to present his case to Pilate.
(c) He asks Judas not to help him.
(d) He asks Judas to be ready in case things go wrong.

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

5. What does Simeon tell Jesus about Isaiah's martyrdom?
(a) It showed that the body is a tent, a temporary place to stay while on one's way to Heaven, the homeland.
(b) Isaiah helped to ready the way for Jesus as the Messiah.
(c) He made too many mistakes; he may have been the Messiah, instead of a martyr, had he lived.
(d) He showed that pity and love alone are not enough to save mankind.

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

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

8. What does the angel demand of Matthew?
(a) He must record only Jesus's good works, not his sins and human failings.
(b) He must change the story of Jesus's birth, so that it is written in accordance with prophecy.
(c) He must record everything that transpires with Jesus and the disciples.
(d) He must embellish Jesus's story to make him seem more supernatural and miraculous.

9. What does Jesus flee from, in Jerusalem's temple?
(a) A fiery, menacing angel.
(b) The invisible claws.
(c) The Curse.
(d) An angry mob.

10. What promise does Jesus make to Judas, after his first meeting with Pilate?
(a) He will oversee the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
(b) He will return, three days after his death, to judge all.
(c) He will not allow the Romans to remain in power over Israel.
(d) He will leave Judas, as his most trusted disciple, to continue Jesus's teachings after his death.

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

12. 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 do everything in his power to prevent Jesus's execution.
(d) To establish a new order, in Jesus's name.

13. Why does Jerusalem stink?
(a) Because of the livestock and fish in the market.
(b) Because there are too many people living in close quarters with poor sanitation.
(c) Because of the bodies that haven't been buried yet.
(d) Because of the blood from all the sacrifices performed there.

14. While they are hiding in Simon's Inn, who declares he will be the only one never to abandon Jesus?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Peter.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Judas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Pilate initially refuse to be provoked into crucifying Jesus?

3. What does Barabbas accuse Jesus of while he and his disciples are in Jerusalem?

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

5. How do Annas and Caiaphas feel about Jesus, after meeting him for the first time?

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