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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the study of the Bible the author recommends?
(a) Free New Testament.
(b) Children's Living Bible.
(c) The Journey.
(d) King James version.

2. Who writes about two encounters with the risen Jesus?
(a) Luke.
(b) James.
(c) Mark.
(d) Paul.

3. What kind of evidence convicted the man charged with blowing up the federal building in Oklahoma City?
(a) Confession.
(b) Medical.
(c) Circumstantial.
(d) Psychological.

4. What was the author's religious preference as he began the book project?
(a) Agnostic.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Atheist.
(d) Apostolic.

5. In the end, what does the author encourage the reader to do?
(a) To give up.
(b) To trust him.
(c) To ask his or her own questions.
(d) To just believe.

6. Which of the following was NOT part of the agony Christ experienced on the cross.
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Dislocated shoulders.
(c) Asphyxiation.
(d) Nerve damage.

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

8. When Jesus preached that he was the Good Shepherd, what did opponents say about him?
(a) He was out of his mind.
(b) His mind had been eaten by the plague.
(c) He had leprosy.
(d) He was demon possessed.

9. What is the topic of witness Donald Carson's books?
(a) The Hebrew language.
(b) The Old Testament.
(c) Jewish tradition.
(d) The New Testament.

10. What does the author think about the case for Christ as he begins his book project?
(a) Christ was real.
(b) Christ has not been born yet.
(c) Christ was only a prophet.
(d) Christ was legendary.

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

12. What kind of evidence does the author seek to prove whether Jesus really died?
(a) Eyewitness.
(b) Medical.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Circumstantial.

13. What kind of evidence determines whether a victim died of natural causes?
(a) Fingerprints.
(b) Psychological.
(c) Medical.
(d) Circumstantial.

14. How is the author reconciled with God?
(a) He asks for penance.
(b) He offers a sacrifice.
(c) He accepts the gift of grace.
(d) He begins to tithe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Other than communion, what ritual celebrates Jesus' death?

2. What made the author's witness with a Jewish background question his family's religion?

3. How do Jesus' followers react about the opponents to his Good Shepherd teachings?

4. According to Carson, for whom is Hell reserved?

5. Who changed the mind of the author's witness with a Jewish background after he returned from the Vietnam War?

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