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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which historian claims that Matthew and Peter are the authors of the gospels?
(a) Papias.
(b) Irenaeus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aurelius.

3. What did the sign above Jesus' head on the cross read?
(a) King of Jews.
(b) Save Me, Father.
(c) I Am The One.
(d) Son of God.

4. Who is credited with the most important reference to Jesus outside of the New Testament?
(a) Josephus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Tacitus.

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

6. What does the author say the reader must set aside while reading the book?
(a) Knowledge and power.
(b) Preconceptions and prejudices.
(c) Skepticism and sarcasm.
(d) Predeterminations and predictions.

7. Metzger compares the Bible to what era of other literature?
(a) Medieval.
(b) Elizabethan.
(c) Classic.
(d) Ancient.

8. When were the apostle Paul's letters written?
(a) Before any of the gospels.
(b) Just before Revelations.
(c) Before Jesus was born.
(d) After Acts.

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

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

11. How does the Chicago crime leader in the author's example get a not-guilty verdict in court?
(a) He has three witnesses killed.
(b) He has the key witness killed.
(c) He bribes the judge.
(d) He bribes the jury.

12. According to Metzger, how many factors are considered in criteria designed to measure a manuscript's appropriateness for inclusion in the New Testament?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

14. 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.

15. What kind of evidence was Jeffry McDonald's conviction based on?
(a) Psychological.
(b) A lie detector test.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Circumstantial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which branch of the military did Jeffry McDonald belong?

3. Which gospels does Strobel challenge because they do not begin with a claim to strive toward accuracy?

4. Who was the second person to record that Peter's firsthand accounts were accurate?

5. What reliability does the author also look to prove about the gospel based on corroborating evidence outside of the Bible?

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