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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 is Nathaniel welcomed into the group of Jesus's disciples?
(a) By kissing Jesus's feet and swearing allegiance to him.
(b) Without any ritual whatsoever.
(c) By being baptised.
(d) With bread and wine.

2. What is Jesus's response to Jacob's vow at the paschal meal?
(a) He is proud of Jacob.
(b) He is appalled.
(c) He is ambivalent.
(d) He is touched by the sentiment.

3. How does Zebedee view Jesus and his disciples when they arrive at Capernaum for the second time?
(a) The saviors of mankind.
(b) Nuisances, who try to push their views on others.
(c) He feels ambivalent toward them.
(d) Nine uninvited mouths to feed.

4. What does the angel demand of Matthew?
(a) He must record only Jesus's good works, not his sins and human failings.
(b) He must embellish Jesus's story to make him seem more supernatural and miraculous.
(c) He must record everything that transpires with Jesus and the disciples.
(d) He must change the story of Jesus's birth, so that it is written in accordance with prophecy.

5. Why does Pilate initially refuse to be provoked into crucifying Jesus?
(a) He is afraid that he will be reprimanded by the Roman government.
(b) He doesn't believe in crucifixion.
(c) He doesn't want Jesus to become a martyr.
(d) He is afraid of retaliation from the Jewish people.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their first meeting, what does Pilate urge Jesus to do?

2. In Chapter 21, what happens to Jesus's mother as a result of her wailing?

3. What happens to Lazarus on the road to Barabbas?

4. Who invites Jesus in and feeds him when he arrives in Bethany?

5. How does Judas respond when Jesus tells him that he is the lamb to be led to slaughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Jesus and his disciples hiding in Simon's inn?

2. What does Jesus do in Cana?

3. What does a bird tell Jesus about Heaven and Hell?

4. What does Jesus declare in Jerusalem that makes Simeon afraid?

5. What happens when Jesus meets John the Baptist?

6. What does Jesus ask of Judas before he sees Pilate?

7. How do Annas, Caiaphas, and Pilate feel about Jesus after meeting him?

8. How does Jesus react when he reads what Matthew has written in scripture?

9. What does the angel who visits Matthew in Capernaum demand of him?

10. Why does Simeon come to see Jesus in Capernaum?

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