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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Simeon asks Jesus who he really is, what is Jesus's response?
(a) He says he is the Son of God.
(b) He says he is the Messiah.
(c) He says he is Daniel's Son of Man.
(d) He says he is God himself.

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

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

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

7. What does Mary Magdalene do when Jesus and his disciples leave in Chapter 23?
(a) She begs for Jesus's blessing before he goes.
(b) She goes back to her house and weeps.
(c) She abandons everything and follows them.
(d) She throws herself at Jesus's feet, begging him not to go.

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

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

10. What happens to Lazarus on the road to Barabbas?
(a) He is murdered.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is injured.
(d) He is robbed.

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

12. What are Alpha and Omega?
(a) A reference to Creation and Armageddon.
(b) Nicknames for two of Jesus's disciples.
(c) A reference to seven angels who, supposedly, will descend from Heaven to destroy the Earth and open the Abyss.
(d) Terms for Jesus's birth and his death.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Jesus make to Judas, after his first meeting with Pilate?

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

3. How is Nathaniel welcomed into the group of Jesus's disciples?

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

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

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