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

2. Who is credited with the most important reference to Jesus outside of the New Testament?
(a) Plato.
(b) Josephus.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Tacitus.

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

4. According to Metzger, how many factors are considered in criteria designed to measure a manuscript's appropriateness for inclusion in the New Testament?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

5. When were the apostle Paul's letters written?
(a) Before any of the gospels.
(b) After Acts.
(c) Just before Revelations.
(d) Before Jesus was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which elements are to blame for inconsistencies in the gospels, according to Blomberg?

2. What do the clues left at a crime scene help investigators determine?

3. What does Strobel discover when he reads some of the works that have been excluded from the New Testament?

4. Does Witherington believe Jesus saw himself as the son of God?

5. How far back do some manuscript fragments date the book of John?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the work of Tacitus explain?

3. How is the Bible like other ancient works?

4. What is the author's religious background?

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

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

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

8. What is the goal of the Jesus Seminar?

9. According to the author's witness testimony, why was Jesus reserved about telling the public that he was the Messiah?

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

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