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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the author's writing background?
(a) Magazine features.
(b) Crime reporting.
(c) Adult fiction.
(d) Gospel songs.

2. Which gospels does Strobel challenge because they do not begin with a claim to strive toward accuracy?
(a) Exodus and Numbers.
(b) Luke and John.
(c) Matthew and Mark.
(d) Acts and Romans.

3. At which point does Jesus confirm his identity?
(a) When he preaches from a mountaintop in Cairo.
(b) At age 12.
(c) At his baptism.
(d) When he tells Paul the commandments.

4. How many years can the core beliefs of the Bible be traced back in relation to the death of Jesus?
(a) 125 years.
(b) 400 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 33 years.

5. The author interviews a witness in his case for Christ from which federal agency?
(a) The Treasury Department.
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(c) Homeland Security.
(d) The Surgeon General.

6. When was the fifth gospel written?
(a) In the second century.
(b) In the first century.
(c) At the time of Jesus' death.
(d) At the time of Jesus' birth.

7. According to Jesus, what do his miracles foreshadow?
(a) The coming of the Kingdom of God.
(b) A whole nation.
(c) Greater works that the humans will do when he goes to Heaven.
(d) A healthier tomorrow.

8. What was the most important aspect of the documents Strobel discovered?
(a) They boosted his career.
(b) They were given to him by an insider snitch.
(c) They were authentic.
(d) They were created just for him.

9. Which centuries decided almost unanimously which books to include in the New Testament?
(a) The first five.
(b) The first two.
(c) The first one.
(d) The first ten.

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

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

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

13. According to Blomberg, what is the gospel based on?
(a) Confessions recorded.
(b) Theory.
(c) Eyewitness material.
(d) The Bible.

14. What was one of the most significant documents Strobel found in his reporting career?
(a) The Watergate tapes.
(b) The Ford Pinto documentation.
(c) The Chrysler Corporation documentation.
(d) Shredded weapons of mass destruction documents.

15. Who first recorded that Peter's firsthand accounts were accurate?
(a) Papyrus.
(b) Mark.
(c) Peter himself.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Blomberg give for accepting the gospels as testimony in Strobel's case for Christ?

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

3. According to Metzger, how many factors are considered in criteria designed to measure a manuscript's appropriateness for inclusion in the New Testament?

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

5. Of the disciples, how many of the remaining 11 willingly met torturous deaths rather than recant their beliefs?

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