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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. Jesus angers Judas when he talks about what?
(a) Allowing himself to be crucified.
(b) Living in peace with the Romans.
(c) Pitying all of Creation.
(d) Being the Messiah.

2. What does Mary want Simeon to explain to her when he visits?
(a) Why a white dove has climbed onto her knees.
(b) Why God is forcing Jesus to do things he doesn't want to do.
(c) Why she was chosen to give birth to Jesus.
(d) Why Jesus has been chosen as the Messiah.

3. When did Jesus first feel the clawing sensation?
(a) At 3.
(b) At 15.
(c) At 9.
(d) At 12.

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

5. What does Jesus say to the mob that wants to stone Mary Magdalene?
(a) Working on the Sabbath is not a sin worthy of a stoning.
(b) They cannot stone her without first conducting a fair trial.
(c) Only one who is sinless may throw the first stone.
(d) If they want to stone her, they will have to stone him as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jesus realizes that the central figure in all of his dreams is __________.

2. What does Andrew lecture Zebedee and the other men about?

3. What is Abbot Joachim's response when he meets Jesus?

4. What did the clawing sensation stop Jesus from doing when he was twenty years old?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jesus say to comfort the poor in Capernaum, who look to him for guidance?

2. Why doesn't Jesus propose to Mary Magdalene?

3. What are Jesus's beliefs regarding the Messiah at the beginning of the novel?

4. What do Mary and Simeon talk about when he visits her in Chapter 5?

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

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

7. What is the Curse?

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

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

10. What transpires between Jesus and Ananias?

(see the answer keys)

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