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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 written by people who were not apostles.
(c) They are too far removed from the time Jesus actually lived and walked the earth.
(d) They are informative but not interesting.

2. According to Blomberg's example, why did people memorize the Old Testament?
(a) Histories were passed down orally.
(b) Because they were very intelligent.
(c) There was nothing else for entertainment.
(d) Because they were instructed to do so.

3. 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.

4. What historic figure, other than Jesus, was said to have raised people from the dead?
(a) Aurelius.
(b) John the Baptist.
(c) Apollonius.
(d) Tacticus.

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

6. How many experts does the author interview?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

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

8. What was the purpose of the gospel writers?
(a) To try to capture for history what actually happened.
(b) To fulfill a promise to God.
(c) To gain favor with Jesus.
(d) To interpret the Old Testament.

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

10. A group that disputes the four gospels adds a fifth one. What is their fifth gospel?
(a) The Gospel of Thomas.
(b) The Gospel of Josephus.
(c) The Gospel of Bob.
(d) The Gospel of Gospels.

11. What did Josephus write?
(a) "The Ancient Citites."
(b) "The Antiquities."
(c) "The Classical Era."
(d) "Gilgamesh."

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

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

14. How does the eyewitness discussed in Chapter 1, Part 1 save his own life?
(a) By handing over his wallet.
(b) By pretending to be dead.
(c) By lying in court.
(d) By talking his way out of a bad situation.

15. What creates doubt regarding the authorship of the Gospel of John?
(a) If Saul changed his name to Paul, he likely went by John as well.
(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) Reference to the apostle John and John the Elder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impact do the writings of the apostle Paul have on the New Testament?

2. According to Yamauchi, what put expansion of Christianity on hold temporarily?

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

4. What do the clues left at a crime scene help investigators determine?

5. What was one of the most significant documents Strobel found in his reporting career?

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