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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the law changed and the Chicago crime leader was retried, what was used to get a guilty verdict?
(a) Circumstancial evidence.
(b) A polygraph machine.
(c) Corroborating evidence.
(d) Crime-scene reinacting.

2. Of the disciples, how many of the remaining 11 willingly met torturous deaths rather than recant their beliefs?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

3. Which elements are to blame for inconsistencies in the gospels, according to Blomberg?
(a) The limited means of communications and the lack of mass-produced books.
(b) Paraphrase, abridgment, explanatory additions, selection, and omission.
(c) Fire, ice, water, and air.
(d) Personal differences and priorities.

4. What is the first test the author applies to decide whether it is the gospel writers' intention to preserve history accurately?
(a) Authorship test.
(b) Plagarism test.
(c) Intention test.
(d) Originality test.

5. What impact do the writings of the apostle Paul have on the New Testament?
(a) They show faith in action among the apostles.
(b) They create more questions.
(c) They have no impact.
(d) They corroborate New Testament accounts.

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

7. Which of the assumed writers of the gospels, according to both liberal and conservative scholars, is considered to be an accurate historian?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Mark.
(c) John the Baptist.
(d) Luke.

8. Who, in Blomberg's example, memorized the Old Testament?
(a) Rabbis.
(b) Noah.
(c) Methusalah.
(d) The apostles.

9. Who, according to the writings of Josephus, was responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus?
(a) Pontius Pilate.
(b) Jesus himself.
(c) God.
(d) An unnamed accuser.

10. 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) It's the only information that's really available.
(d) Anything other than an accurate portrayal of historical events would negate their message.

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

12. What are the three parts into which the author chooses to break the book?
(a) Question, study, and focus.
(b) Examine, analyze, and research.
(c) Interview, listen, and read.
(d) Study, discuss, evaluate.

13. Who is credited with the most important reference to Jesus outside of the New Testament?
(a) Plato.
(b) Tacitus.
(c) Josephus.
(d) Madonna.

14. What criterion does Boyd use in determining that the Jesus in the Bible is not the Jesus who is son of God?
(a) Naturalism and functionalism.
(b) Quantitative and qualitative reasoning.
(c) Dissimilarity and multiple attestation.
(d) Function and reliability.

15. Who are the writers of the gospels?
(a) Matthew and Paul.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Paul and Saul.
(d) Luke and Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strobel discover when he reads some of the works that have been excluded from the New Testament?

2. Which gospels does Strobel challenge because they do not begin with a claim to strive toward accuracy?

3. To which branch of the military did Jeffry McDonald belong?

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

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

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