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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Corroborating Evidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say the reader must set aside while reading the book?
(a) Skepticism and sarcasm.
(b) Preconceptions and prejudices.
(c) Knowledge and power.
(d) Predeterminations and predictions.

2. What does Strobel discover when he reads some of the works that have been excluded from the New Testament?
(a) They are informative but not interesting.
(b) They are too far removed from the time Jesus actually lived and walked the earth.
(c) They are written by people who were not apostles.
(d) They are interesting but not informative.

3. Who first recorded that Peter's firsthand accounts were accurate?
(a) Papyrus.
(b) Peter himself.
(c) Paul.
(d) Mark.

4. How many years can the core beliefs of the Bible be traced back in relation to the death of Jesus?
(a) 400 years.
(b) 33 years.
(c) 125 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. What reason does Blomberg give for accepting the gospels as testimony in Strobel's case for Christ?
(a) He had a vision that told him the information was solid.
(b) Sometimes it is important to have faith in things unknown.
(c) Anything other than an accurate portrayal of historical events would negate their message.
(d) It's the only information that's really available.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's fear as he begins to face Christianity?

2. In the introduction, how long do we learn was the author's spiritual journey?

3. How has 40 years of research affected Yamauchi's faith?

4. The author travels to Ohio in search of corroborating evidence for which aspect of Jesus' life?

5. What impact do the writings of the apostle Paul have on the New Testament?

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