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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of scholars negate the supernatural aspects of Jesus?
(a) Biological.
(b) Realistic.
(c) Agnostic.
(d) Naturalistic.

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

6. To which branch of the military did Jeffry McDonald belong?
(a) Army.
(b) National Guard.
(c) Marines.
(d) Air Force.

7. What can archeology prove in relation to the Bible?
(a) That Jesus was not the son of God.
(b) That Jesus was the son of God.
(c) That some historic aspects are true.
(d) That Christ's birth was really in April.

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

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

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

11. When was Jesus clear about his identity?
(a) In private times with the apostles.
(b) When being baptised.
(c) In large crowds while healing.
(d) When praying.

12. What means written by an apostle or followers of the apostles?
(a) Apistle Commentary.
(b) Apostolae.
(c) Apostolic authority.
(d) Holy apostlolic.

13. According to The Five Gospels, how many pillars must one follow to become a biblical scholar?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 33.

14. What does Jesus call God to show a personal relationship with him?
(a) Father.
(b) Abba.
(c) Allah.
(d) Dad.

15. What is the truth about the author's fear?
(a) God forgives, so he doesn't have to really do anything.
(b) He still gets to drink wine.
(c) He can still gamble as long as he tithes.
(d) He is fascinated by the subtle changes in his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advantage does Metzger cite for the New Testament?

2. What is the second test the author applies to decide whether it is the gospel writers' intention to preserve history accurately?

3. When was the concept of mystery religions introduced?

4. To which Bible passage does 4Q521 refer?

5. How many experts does the author interview?

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