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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advantage does Metzger cite for the New Testament?
(a) It has been translated only twice.
(b) An unprecidented number of copies.
(c) It is newer than the old one is.
(d) It actually dates to the right time period.

2. In what two areas does the author have enough knowledge to bolster his skepticism of Christianity?
(a) Satan and Paganism.
(b) History and philosophy.
(c) Hebrew and Latin.
(d) Greek and Roman cultures.

3. On what is the current Bible based on?
(a) New translators.
(b) Ideals that are no longer valued.
(c) A Japanese-based translation.
(d) Copies of copies of copies.

4. What kind of evidence was Jeffry McDonald's conviction based on?
(a) Psychological.
(b) A lie detector test.
(c) Circumstantial.
(d) Scientific.

5. Why does the author hold testimony from Josephus' writings with high regard?
(a) Because Josephus' works regarding the Jewish wars have been proven historically accurate through archeology.
(b) Josephus was who he learned about in college.
(c) Because Josephus was the only writer of his time to use a type of paper that would not disintegrate over time.
(d) Because Josephus' works regarding Jesus have been proven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have preserved Jesus' teachings?

2. Which centuries decided almost unanimously which books to include in the New Testament?

3. Which biblical writer corroborates the life of Jesus?

4. How many fragments of New Testament documents exist, according to Metzger?

5. Which of the assumed writers of the gospels, according to both liberal and conservative scholars, is considered to be an accurate historian?

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