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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the ten fishermen work?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Capernaum.
(c) Nazareth.
(d) Magdala.

2. Where does Jesus think the animals have come from?
(a) The river.
(b) His imagination.
(c) Hell.
(d) His bowels.

3. Why does Jesus commit sins?
(a) To better relate to his followers, because they too are sinners.
(b) To make God detest him.
(c) To convince his followers that he is unworthy of being the Messiah.
(d) Because he is human, and therefore imperfect.

4. Why do the poor look to Jesus in Capernaum?
(a) They are afraid of Zebedee.
(b) They are hungry.
(c) They are cold.
(d) They are afraid of the Romans.

5. Why does Jesus leave home in Chapter 6?
(a) He thinks it will displease God.
(b) He wants to get away from God's persistent commands.
(c) God gently tells him to do so.
(d) He wants to make things easier for his mother and father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jesus's response when Judas reveals his intent to kill him?

2. What does Simeon say to the men who move to block Jesus's path, as he carries the cross he built?

3. How does Mary Magdalene feel about God?

4. What is the rabbi's usual cry to God?

5. What happens to Jesus in his dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the mob chase Mary Magdalene to Capernaum?

2. How does Jesus meet Zebedee?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Simeon say to Jesus about the possibility of Jesus being the Messiah?

4. What does the Zealot do immediately before and during his crucifixion?

5. What unpleasant sensation does Jesus often experience?

6. Why does Judas decide not to kill Jesus at the monastery?

7. What does Simeon advise Jesus to do, in Chapter 10, and how does Jesus respond?

8. What does Jesus do to defend Mary Magdalene in Capernaum?

9. Why does Judas Iscariot visit Jesus at the beginning of the novel?

10. What does Jesus tells Simeon at the end of Chapter 10?

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