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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. According to Yamauchi, what put expansion of Christianity on hold temporarily?
(a) Jesus' miracles.
(b) Jesus' resurrection.
(c) Jesus' death.
(d) Jesus left Jerusalem.

2. What is the truth about the author's fear?
(a) He can still gamble as long as he tithes.
(b) God forgives, so he doesn't have to really do anything.
(c) He is fascinated by the subtle changes in his wife.
(d) He still gets to drink wine.

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

4. How many fragments of New Testament documents exist, according to Metzger?
(a) Almost 100.
(b) More than 5,000.
(c) About 33.
(d) 125.

5. What is the author's religious belief/preference as he begins his quest for knowledge?
(a) Apostolic.
(b) Agnostic.
(c) Assembly.
(d) Atheist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the themes of ancient mystery religions?

2. What are the two Jesuses recognized by the group Boyd represents?

3. What did Josephus write?

4. What crime was Jeffry McDonald accused of committing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Jesus' teachings considered radical?

2. Why are stories about Apollonius raising the dead looked upon as legend while the same types of stories about Jesus are viewed as truth?

3. How is the Bible like other ancient works?

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

5. Who makes up the Jesus Seminar?

6. Why is rebuttal evidence used in a trial?

7. When was the nonbiblical manuscript known as 4Q521 written, and in what language was it written?

8. What is the transfiguration of Christ?

9. How does the author's witness explain inaccuracies found in the New Testament?

10. What is the importance of the apostle Luke to historians?

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