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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first recorded that Peter's firsthand accounts were accurate?
(a) Peter himself.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mark.
(d) Papyrus.

2. What impact do the writings of the apostle Paul have on the New Testament?
(a) They show faith in action among the apostles.
(b) They have no impact.
(c) They create more questions.
(d) They corroborate New Testament accounts.

3. When the law changed and the Chicago crime leader was retried, what was used to get a guilty verdict?
(a) A polygraph machine.
(b) Corroborating evidence.
(c) Circumstancial evidence.
(d) Crime-scene reinacting.

4. What are the themes of ancient mystery religions?
(a) Healing and cursing.
(b) Cursing and blessing.
(c) Preaching and healing.
(d) Dying and coming back to life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, in Blomberg's example, memorized the Old Testament?

2. Metzger compares the Bible to what era of other literature?

3. According to Blomberg's example, why did people memorize the Old Testament?

4. What find provides a wealth of information regarding Jewish culture and customs?

5. What kind of evidence was Jeffry McDonald's conviction based on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sparks the author's interest in the case for Christ?

2. Who exactly was Matthew?

3. What is the author's professional background?

4. What is the goal of the Jesus Seminar?

5. What is the Q source?

6. Why is the work of Tacitus important to the case for Christ?

7. Why is rebuttal evidence used in a trial?

8. Why did Herod order baby boys to be killed?

9. List one of the three reasons that a document might have been omitted from the New Testament.

10. Who was John Mark and what did he write?

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