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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 religion was started after Jesus' resurrection?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Buddhism.
2. What does A.D. stand for?
(a) After Death.
(b) Anno Domini.
(c) After Divinity.
(d) Accepted Divinity.
3. What problem with the Gospels makes it hard to determine the date of Jesus' birth?
(a) They are difficult to read.
(b) They are often in conflict with each other.
(c) They don't talk about Jesus' birth.
(d) They have been revised to hide the date.
4. What leadership role was responsible for the day-to-day government of Rome?
(a) The high priest in Jerusalem.
(b) The dictator.
(c) The prefect.
(d) The governor.
5. What must a historian weigh?
(a) Oral traditions.
(b) Only the facts.
(c) The way his work will be received by the public.
(d) Facts, news stories, and rumors.
Short Answer Questions
1. What relation were Jesus' disciples Andrew and Peter?
2. How many others were executed with Jesus?
3. When is Jesus' birthday traditionally celebrated?
4. What is difficult to determine with accuracy from ancient times?
5. How were the stories in the Gospels originally shared?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose tables did Jesus overturn at the Temple?
2. Why was it important for government leaders to be knowledgeable of divine law?
3. How does the author say he will treat this examination of the life of Jesus throughout the book?
4. What does Sanders conclude about what we know about Jesus?
5. In "Miracles," Sanders poses two views of Jesus' ability to perform miracles. What are the two views?
6. Why wasn't Jesus convicted after the scene at the Temple?
7. Why did Pilate finally decide to have Jesus executed?
8. What prompted Jesus to begin his ministry at around the age of 20?
9. Why was anyone who opposed the law seen as a heretic or blasphemer in Jesus' time?
10. What speculation does Sanders make about why the majority of the scriptures cater to the Gentiles rather than the Jews?
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