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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. What is Abbot Joachim's last speech about?
(a) Freedom, slavery, and liberation.
(b) God's loving and forgiving nature.
(c) The imminent arrival of the Messiah.
(d) Reasons why the Israelites should rise up against the Romans.

2. Who visits Jesus in Chapter 1?
(a) Zebedee.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Peter.
(d) Judas.

3. Why does Judas waver in his intent to kill Jesus in the monastery?
(a) He feels the invisible claws dig into his own skull.
(b) He sees the light intensify around Jesus's face.
(c) He hears a noise, and thinks someone might be watching them.
(d) He remembers happy times he and Jesus shared as children.

4. Who is "The Curse"?
(a) An invisible vulture that claws at Jesus's head.
(b) Mary Magdalene.
(c) A snake with a woman's head.
(d) An armor-clad woman with an eagle's head.

5. What does Andrew call Jesus?
(a) "Christ."
(b) "Messiah."
(c) "Rabboni."
(d) "Rabbi."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the rich man who wants Jesus to perform sorcery to rid him of nightmares?

2. What is Mary doing when Simeon visits?

3. What does Simeon reveal to reassure the people?

4. Why does Jesus commit sins?

5. Why does Simeon rebuke Jesus after the Abbot's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Jesus and Mary Magdalene at sunset, on Jesus's first night in Magdala?

2. What do Philip and Judas talk about after Judas leaves Capernaum?

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

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

5. What is the significance of the snakes, according to Jeroboam, Simeon, and Jesus?

6. What transpires between Jesus and Ananias?

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

8. What occurs between Judas, Zebedee, and Philip when they meet in Capernaum during the storm?

9. How is Jesus described in Chapter 1?

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

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