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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of stories did Jesus use in his teachings?
(a) Parables.
(b) Myths.
(c) Fairy Tales.
(d) Fables.

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

3. Who was accountable only to God?
(a) The apostles.
(b) The people.
(c) Jesus' followers.
(d) Jesus.

4. In reference to miracles, what were people in the ancient world more inclined to do?
(a) Believe.
(b) Seek them out.
(c) Disbelieve.
(d) Ridicule those claiming to perform them.

5. According to Sanders, a man who divorces and remarries is considered what?
(a) An adulterer.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) A heretic.
(d) A blasphemer.

6. Whom were the apostles accountable to?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Themselves.
(c) No one.
(d) God.

7. What was the reputation of many of the doctors practicing in ancient times?
(a) They were seen as miracle workers.
(b) Excellent.
(c) Poor.
(d) They were loved by the people.

8. "He who is first will be last and he who is last will be first" is an example of what?
(a) Ethical perfectionism.
(b) Law in Galilee.
(c) Reversal of values.
(d) Law in Rome.

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

10. Which two Gospels focus on Jesus' teachings?
(a) Luke and John.
(b) Matthew and Luke.
(c) Mark and Matthew.
(d) Mark and John.

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

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

13. What was one of the specific groups of people the ministry focused on?
(a) The Israelites.
(b) The government leaders.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The wealthy.

14. What does Mark point out that Jesus could have done with his ability to perform miracles?
(a) Punished people he disliked.
(b) Cured all disease.
(c) Become rich and famous.
(d) Gotten out of his execution.

15. What did Jesus say people who followed him would come to know?
(a) God's plan.
(b) The kingdom of Heaven.
(c) Everything.
(d) The angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose experiences of conflict with the law does Sanders go into great detail about?

2. Which of the Gospels was focuses on Jesus' miracles?

3. Some people believe that Jesus' ability to perform miracles is proof that he was what?

4. What did Jesus tell his followers to sacrifice?

5. What kind of life did Jesus say the apostles would have in return for their sacrifice?

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