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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why aren't all accounts of the gospel exactly alike, according to Blomberg?
(a) Because they are not vaild.
(b) Because the written ones were lost.
(c) Because different writers are impacted by different events.
(d) Because oral histories are not word for word.

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

3. How has 40 years of research affected Yamauchi's faith?
(a) It strengthened it.
(b) It opened his mind to other beliefs.
(c) It weakend it.
(d) He is no longer a Christian.

4. What is the author's fear as he begins to face Christianity?
(a) That he will have to pay penance for all his sins.
(b) That he won't be able to drink any more.
(c) That he will have to give up gambling.
(d) That his wife won't be fun any more.

5. According to Witherington, why does Jesus shy away from claiming to be the son of God?
(a) He didn't want the resposiblity right away.
(b) He didn't want to get stoned.
(c) The Jews would have declared it blasphemy.
(d) He wasn't sure himself.

6. Why was Jeffry McDonald certain a jury would not convict him?
(a) He paid them bribes.
(b) He had an alibi.
(c) Most of them had been his patients.
(d) He had a trial before a judge, not a jury.

7. What are the two Jesuses recognized by the group Boyd represents?
(a) Jesus of Mary and Jesus of Mary Magdalene.
(b) Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus of Jerusalem.
(c) Jesus of Faith and Jesus of History.
(d) Jesus of God and Jesus of Mary.

8. What are the themes of ancient mystery religions?
(a) Cursing and blessing.
(b) Preaching and healing.
(c) Dying and coming back to life.
(d) Healing and cursing.

9. What crime was Jeffry McDonald accused of committing?
(a) Impersonating a police officer.
(b) Rape.
(c) Felony hot checks.
(d) Murder.

10. What did Josephus' writings prove?
(a) That Jesus and John were biological brothers.
(b) That Jesus was a good man.
(c) That Jesus performed miracles.
(d) That Jesus hung out with the apostles.

11. Which science does not dispute the gospels but instead confirms their reliability?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Archeology.
(c) Biology.
(d) Forensics.

12. How many fragments of New Testament documents exist, according to Metzger?
(a) Almost 100.
(b) 125.
(c) About 33.
(d) More than 5,000.

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

14. What changes the way the author thinks about Christ and Christianity?
(a) He almost dies.
(b) His children ask him about Jesus.
(c) His wife becomes a Christian.
(d) He learns he is terminally ill.

15. What is the author's religious belief/preference as he begins his quest for knowledge?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Apostolic.
(c) Agnostic.
(d) Assembly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of evidence was Jeffry McDonald's conviction based on?

3. Who believes Jesus did not say 82 percent of what is attributed to him in the gospels?

4. What did Josephus write?

5. What kind of evidence is presented to either explain or disprove other evidence presented?

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