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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Annas and Caiaphas feel about Jesus, after meeting him for the first time?

2. What is the new meaning of the paschal meal?

3. What does Mary Magdalene do when Jesus and his disciples leave in Chapter 23?

4. What does Jesus fear as Spring approaches?

5. How does Jesus feel when he reads what Matthew has written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jesus do in Cana?

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

3. What does Matthew do while Jesus and the other disciples sleep?

4. What happens when Jesus and his disciples go to Magdala in Chapter 22?

5. What happens to Jesus and his disciples in the temple of Jerusalem?

6. Why does Barabbas confront Jesus at Simon's Inn?

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

8. What happens when Jesus rides into Jerusalem in the spring?

9. What visions does Jesus see while he is in the desert?

10. What do Jesus's disciples do after Jesus is captured by the mob at Gethsemane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kazantzakis portrays Jesus as a man who is in a constant battle with God and wants to go against God's will. How is this depiction of Jesus different from the commonly-accepted Biblical account of Jesus? Why does Jesus constantly try to force God to leave him alone? What would happen to him without God's intervening in his life? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Jesus praises Nathaniel for giving an answer that goes contrary to the law because the law goes contrary to Jesus's heart. What does Jesus feel is wrong with the existing laws? How does he propose fixing them? What, specifically, does he disagree with? Why? Is there a difference between something that is legal and something that is just? If so, what is it? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Kazantzakis portrays Jesus as a human being who experiences temptations, sin, and vice, and who is not always welcoming of God's will. How is this portrayal of Jesus different from the way he is depicted in scripture and other religious writings? Why do you think Kazantzakis chose to portray Jesus this way? What can we infer about Kazantzakis's opinion of the accuracy of scripture? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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