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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 fulfills the prophecy that claims the Messiah's bones will be out of joint?
(a) Jesus' anger.
(b) Jesus' beating.
(c) Jesus' crucifixion.
(d) Jesus' tears.

2. How does Craig explain discrepancies of the time of day in accounts of finding Jesus' tomb empty?
(a) It depends on the outlook of the person telling the story.
(b) It is irrelevant.
(c) It is only important if Jesus had existed.
(d) It depends on the gender of the story teller.

3. Witness William Craig's specialty is writing about the intersection of what three aspects of life?
(a) LIfe, death, and the swoon.
(b) Sun, rain, and air.
(c) Jesus, redemption, and the Messiah.
(d) Science, philosophy, and theology.

4. What question does the author hope to answer with the testimony of witness Donald Carson?
(a) If Christ knew the meaning of Messiah.
(b) If Jesus knew he was the Messiah.
(c) If Jesus was the Messiah.
(d) If Christ exhibited the attributes of God.

5. Who tried to discredit Jesus' teachings about himself as the Good Shepherd?
(a) Saul.
(b) Pilate.
(c) Jewish religious leaders.
(d) Herod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the role of women during Jesus' time?

2. What role does the reader assume in this book?

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

4. According to the author's witness with a Jewish background, which biblical scripture paints a clear image of the Messiah?

5. What is Craig's conclusion regarding whether Jesus' tomb was really empty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How important was the eyewitness testimony of the women visitors to Jesus' tomb during their time?

2. How does writing the book affect the author?

3. What is the significance of Jesus' appearance to a larger crowd after his resurrection?

4. What is a delusional psychosis?

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

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

7. Why is Gary Habermas' background important to this book?

8. According to the author's witness of psychological evidence, what kind of emotions do people suffering with psychosis display?

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

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

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