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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Bible say will be unusual about the birth of the Messiah?
(a) Birth outside of a hospital.
(b) Birth to a virgin mother.
(c) Birth at home.
(d) Birth would not be at home.

2. What size crowd does the risen Jesus appear to when he addresses the apostles and Peter?
(a) About 5,000.
(b) About 500.
(c) About 100.
(d) About 1,000.

3. What symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus?
(a) A frantic guard.
(b) The cross.
(c) An empty well.
(d) An empty tomb.

4. What are the fluids John sees when a guard stabs Jesus in the side?
(a) Pleural and pericardial.
(b) Blood and urine.
(c) Bloating.
(d) Blood and wine.

5. What fulfills the prophecy that claims the Messiah's bones will be out of joint?
(a) Jesus' crucifixion.
(b) Jesus' tears.
(c) Jesus' beating.
(d) Jesus' anger.

6. The author's witness with a Jewish background once viewed the New Testament as a guidebook for what group?
(a) The Communist party.
(b) The Democratic party.
(c) The American Nazi party.
(d) The German Reich.

7. Who took Jesus' body to the tomb?
(a) Josephus.
(b) Joseph with his coat.
(c) Joseph of Arimathea.
(d) Joseph, his father.

8. What role does the reader assume in this book?
(a) Judge.
(b) Prosecutor.
(c) Defense.
(d) Juror.

9. Because the Bible repeats and confirms some aspects of Jesus' life and death, what theory does their evidence erode?
(a) Circumstantial proof.
(b) Theory of evolution.
(c) The swoon theory.
(d) Lengendary development.

10. Who where two skeptics among Jesus' followers that questioned the resurrection?
(a) John and Thomas.
(b) Mark and Luke.
(c) Peter and Matthew.
(d) Paul and James.

11. When were fingerprints first used as evidence in court?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1950.

12. Which book in the Bible mentions two encounters with a risen Jesus?
(a) Luke.
(b) Mark.
(c) Paul.
(d) 1 Corinthians.

13. On what does Gary Habermas base his debate about the resurrection of Jesus?
(a) Forensic evidence.
(b) Early art.
(c) Historical evidence.
(d) Photographs.

14. Who tried to discredit Jesus' teachings about himself as the Good Shepherd?
(a) Jewish religious leaders.
(b) Pilate.
(c) Herod.
(d) Saul.

15. What two facets of character does Carson say prove Christ's deity?
(a) Devotion to God and love for man.
(b) Moral perfection and the ability to love all.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Moral perfection and the ability to forgive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many signs of mental illness does the Bible's account of Jesus show?

2. How many arguments does Craig give to support the tomb's being empty?

3. According to Carson, what does Jesus' forgiving nature represent?

4. What kind of shock did the severe beating Jesus received before his execution create?

5. What two things is Jesus simultaneously?

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