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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. What kind of shock did the severe beating Jesus received before his execution create?
(a) Hypoglycemic.
(b) Hyperactive.
(c) Hypovolemic.
(d) Hypertensive.

2. What does the author's witness with a Jewish background turn to when he rebels against his family's Jewish background?
(a) College friends and their families.
(b) The work of Kerouac and Leary.
(c) The military.
(d) Manson and Moonies.

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

4. How many languages can witness Donald Carson speak?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

5. How old was the author's witness with a Jewish background when he began to question his family's religion?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 11.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of evidence does the author seek to prove whether Jesus really died?

2. What evidence do we have that Jesus experienced the medical conditions discussed with the author's expert witness?

3. What evidence can scientifically prove a time of death?

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

5. Which book in the Bible mentions two encounters with a risen Jesus?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lapides rebels against his family's religion, what does he turn to?

2. Why does the author believe the sightings of Jesus after his resurrection were not hallucinations?

3. What was the societal role of women in the time of Jesus?

4. Name two physical situations that Metherell says Jesus suffered while on the cross.

5. Why did the people of his era not think Jesus was a madman?

6. Did Jesus ever deny being God?

7. How does writing the book affect the author?

8. What does the author mean by fingerprint evidence in his case for Christ?

9. How is the principle of cause and effect reflected in Gary Habermas' testimony regarding the postresurrection appearances of Jesus?

10. After researching the medical evidence surrounding the death of Christ, what reason does the author determine was the reason that Jesus died?

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