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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which gospel begins with the writer saying he intends to write "accurately" about all the things he "investigated"?
(a) Luke.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Mark.
(d) John.

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

3. Which elements are to blame for inconsistencies in the gospels, according to Blomberg?
(a) Paraphrase, abridgment, explanatory additions, selection, and omission.
(b) Personal differences and priorities.
(c) The limited means of communications and the lack of mass-produced books.
(d) Fire, ice, water, and air.

4. What is the Q source?
(a) A proposed formula for logic.
(b) A formula for logic.
(c) A hypothetical collection of Jesus' sayings and teachings.
(d) Reference to Q. Papias, historian.

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

6. Who was the second person to record that Peter's firsthand accounts were accurate?
(a) Peter himself.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Papias.
(d) Mark.

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

8. 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.

9. Who asked Jesus if he was the Messiah for whom they were waiting?
(a) Mark.
(b) Luke.
(c) Peter.
(d) John the Baptist.

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

11. On what is the current Bible based on?
(a) Ideals that are no longer valued.
(b) A Japanese-based translation.
(c) Copies of copies of copies.
(d) New translators.

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

13. The author travels to Ohio in search of corroborating evidence for which aspect of Jesus' life?
(a) His birth.
(b) His miracle working.
(c) His death.
(d) His immaculate conception.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of eyewitness accounts does Strobel seek?

2. At which point does Jesus confirm his identity?

3. How has 40 years of research affected Yamauchi's faith?

4. Which centuries decided almost unanimously which books to include in the New Testament?

5. Which historian claims that Matthew and Peter are the authors of the gospels?

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