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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sanders say Jesus wasn't the only one of in the world at his time?
(a) Man gathering disciples.
(b) Miracle worker.
(c) Christian leader.
(d) Man born of a virgin.

2. What claim of Jesus' do some people say made him seem egotistical?
(a) His claim of performing miracles.
(b) His claim to be a preacher.
(c) His claim to be the Son of God.
(d) His claim to be a teacher.

3. Whose experiences of conflict with the law does Sanders go into great detail about?
(a) Judas'.
(b) Paul's.
(c) John the Baptist's.
(d) Jesus' and the disciples'.

4. What type of perfectionism is discussed in Chapter 13?
(a) Scholarly.
(b) Divine.
(c) Ethical.
(d) Loving.

5. Jesus kept a low profile in comparison to whom?
(a) Peter.
(b) Paul.
(c) Judas.
(d) John the Baptist.

6. According to record who wanted Jesus killed?
(a) Antipas.
(b) Judas.
(c) Peter.
(d) Josephus.

7. The laws of what area are discussed in Chapter 14?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Nazareth.
(d) Jerusalem.

8. Why do scholars say one of the apostles would not have been rewarded?
(a) He betrayed Jesus.
(b) He hid after Jesus was crucified.
(c) He doubted Jesus.
(d) He did not attend the Last Supper.

9. Which apostle do scholars say would not have been rewarded?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Judas.
(c) Paul.
(d) Peter.

10. What was anyone who opposed the law in Jesus' time considered to be?
(a) A thief.
(b) A traitor.
(c) Heroic.
(d) A blasphemer or heretic.

11. According to Sanders, what is against God's wishes?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Failure to have children.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Seeking fame.

12. In what parable is a son who leaves home welcomed back while his loyal brother is ignored?
(a) The Prodigal Son.
(b) The Perfect Son.
(c) The Mustard Seed.
(d) The Lost Sheep.

13. Opposition of the law was a basis for major conflict between the government of Jesus' time and what group?
(a) The Israelites.
(b) The people.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The apostles.

14. Sanders says that today we would see many of Jesus' conflicts with the law as what?
(a) Serious.
(b) Shocking.
(c) Unimaginable.
(d) Trivial.

15. What does Sanders say God calls his people to do?
(a) Live at a higher standard than the law.
(b) Defy the laws of man.
(c) Live at the standard of the law.
(d) Live beneath the standard of the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were miracle workers probably treated in ancient times?

2. Some people believe that Jesus' divinity gave him the ability to do what?

3. Whom were the apostles accountable to?

4. What did Jesus tell his followers to sacrifice?

5. In Jesus' time, what was the rule of law considered to be?

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