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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The author searches for truth based on what?
(a) Relevance.
(b) Medical history.
(c) Documentation.
(d) Evidence.
2. Which centuries decided almost unanimously which books to include in the New Testament?
(a) The first two.
(b) The first five.
(c) The first one.
(d) The first ten.
3. What is the second test the author applies to decide whether it is the gospel writers' intention to preserve history accurately?
(a) The Ability test.
(b) The Originality test.
(c) The Practicality test.
(d) The Intention test.
4. Who are the writers of the gospels?
(a) Unknown.
(b) Paul and Saul.
(c) Matthew and Paul.
(d) Luke and Peter.
5. A group that disputes the four gospels adds a fifth one. What is their fifth gospel?
(a) The Gospel of Josephus.
(b) The Gospel of Bob.
(c) The Gospel of Gospels.
(d) The Gospel of Thomas.
6. What find provides a wealth of information regarding Jewish culture and customs?
(a) The Dead Sea Scrolls.
(b) The Shroud of Turin.
(c) John's manuscript in Egypt.
(d) A census report.
7. When the law changed and the Chicago crime leader was retried, what was used to get a guilty verdict?
(a) A polygraph machine.
(b) Corroborating evidence.
(c) Crime-scene reinacting.
(d) Circumstancial evidence.
8. What creates doubt regarding the authorship of the Gospel of John?
(a) Reference to the apostle John and John the Elder.
(b) At one point in a verse, it makes reference to John.
(c) There are three Johns, and no one knows which one wrote it.
(d) If Saul changed his name to Paul, he likely went by John as well.
9. What did Josephus write?
(a) "The Ancient Citites."
(b) "The Antiquities."
(c) "The Classical Era."
(d) "Gilgamesh."
10. What is the author's writing background?
(a) Adult fiction.
(b) Crime reporting.
(c) Gospel songs.
(d) Magazine features.
11. What does Jesus call God to show a personal relationship with him?
(a) Allah.
(b) Dad.
(c) Father.
(d) Abba.
12. What kinds of eyewitness accounts does Strobel seek?
(a) People who do not believe in Jesus.
(b) People who go to church.
(c) People who witnessed the murder of a preacher.
(d) People who personally interacted with Jesus.
13. Who is credited with the most important reference to Jesus outside of the New Testament?
(a) Tacitus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Josephus.
14. What kind of scholars negate the supernatural aspects of Jesus?
(a) Realistic.
(b) Biological.
(c) Naturalistic.
(d) Agnostic.
15. Which gospel outlines the purpose of its writing as "These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name"?
(a) Mark.
(b) John.
(c) Luke.
(d) Matthew.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which historian claims that Matthew and Peter are the authors of the gospels?
2. What do Jesus' relationship with God and his miracles demonstrate?
3. What kind of evidence was Jeffry McDonald's conviction based on?
4. What was the purpose of the gospel writers?
5. Why does Metzger say discrepancies in the New Testament are inconsequential?
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