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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the snake, with the head of a woman, try to convince Jesus to do?
(a) Venture to Nazareth to see his mother.
(b) Leave the desert, and return to Jerusalem.
(c) Save Magdalene and live a respectable and productive life.
(d) Lead the Israelites' revolt against the Romans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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) All answers are correct.
(d) The fish dance.

9. What animal has Jerusalem driven into the desert?
(a) The green serpent.
(b) The rabid dog.
(c) The old vulture.
(d) The scapegoat.

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

11. How does Judas respond when Jesus tells him that he is the lamb to be led to slaughter?
(a) He worries for Jesus's sanity, and wonders if people calling him Messiah has gone to his head.
(b) He demands that the Romans be slaughtered, and the Messiah seated on David's throne.
(c) He is unable to believe Jesus, until Simeon agrees with him.
(d) He disagrees with Jesus, and encourages him to do all he can to act in opposition to the prophecy.

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

13. Which of Jesus's disciples wants to return to Galilee, while they are all hiding in Jerusalem?
(a) Judas.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Peter.
(d) Thomas.

14. Who joins Jesus's group of disciples after their trek from Cana to Capernaum?
(a) Nathaniel and Peter.
(b) Jacob and Thomas.
(c) Peter and Jacob.
(d) Thomas and Nathaniel.

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) Nine uninvited mouths to feed.
(c) Nuisances, who try to push their views on others.
(d) The saviors of mankind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Jesus's response to Jacob's vow at the paschal meal?

3. What archangel comes to Jesus while he is in the desert?

4. The archangel that comes to Jesus in the desert is really whom?

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

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