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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the fluids John sees when a guard stabs Jesus in the side?

2. What year can Jesus' appearance to the crowd be traced?

3. What was the subject of Gary Habermas' doctorate dissertation?

4. What two facets of character does Carson say prove Christ's deity?

5. What supported Jesus' claims that he was the Good Shepherd?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does writing the book affect the author?

4. What three things can medical evidence prove?

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

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

7. Lapides argues that there is no god other than man. How does a street preacher get him to change his mind?

8. According to the author's witness of psychological evidence, did Jesus suffer from mental illness? How does the witness arrive at this conclusion?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the tone of "The Case for Christ" say about the author? Support your answers and include the definition of tone in your response.

Essay Topic 2

What role does archeology play in the investigation into the life and death of Christ? Can it prove or disprove that the Bible is the word of God? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

A main character in a work of fiction has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. In nonfiction, the main character is known as the subject. Strobel, the author of "The Case for Christ," is the main character/subject of this book. Does the reader see both good and bad qualities about him in the book? Why or why not? Is Strobel any less of a main character/subject if the reader does not see both good and bad qualities about him? Support your answer with examples from the text.

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