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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. When confronted by Pilate, what does Jesus deny?
(a) Being the son of Mary and Joseph.
(b) Being the Messiah.
(c) Knowing his disciples.
(d) Being a king, in a political sense.

5. 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 God himself.
(d) He says he is Daniel's Son of Man.

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

7. What does Barabbas accuse Jesus of while he and his disciples are in Jerusalem?
(a) Inciting riots.
(b) Stealing from the governor.
(c) Being a Roman emissary.
(d) Being a heretic.

8. Who reveals that Jesus is the lamb led voluntarily to slaughter?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Gabriel.

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

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

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

12. What is the new meaning of the paschal meal?
(a) The bread and wine are Jesus's body and blood.
(b) It is to celebrate the coming of the Messiah.
(c) It is now known as Good Friday instead.
(d) It is to commemorate the last gathering of Jesus and his disciples.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Andrew compares John the Baptist to whom?

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

3. When Jesus talks about the Kingdom of Heaven, what is Zebedee's response?

4. What happens to Lazarus on the road to Barabbas?

5. Which of Jesus's disciples wants to return to Galilee, while they are all hiding in Jerusalem?

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