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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. How does Jesus's mother look at him when he struggles and falls under the weight of the cross he built?
(a) With anger.
(b) With love.
(c) With pity.
(d) With disappointment.

2. What does Nathaniel want Jesus to do for him in Magdala?
(a) Help him to smuggle Mary Magdalene out of Magdala.
(b) Convince Mary Magdalene to leave her life of sin.
(c) Bless his nephew's wedding.
(d) Preach to his group of friends and relatives.

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

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

5. The ants, the lizard and the butterflies convince Jesus of what?
(a) He cannot save everyone, and must choose wisely.
(b) He is the Messiah, and should begin acting that way.
(c) All are God's creatures.
(d) He should propose to Mary Magdalene.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Jacob sees Jesus in Magdala, and mentally compares him to whom?

3. Why does Jesus commit sins?

4. In Chapter 6, Jesus leaves home to do what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Jesus meet Zebedee?

8. Where does Jesus go in Chapter 6?

9. What transpires between Jesus and Ananias?

10. How is Jesus described in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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