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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Who He Was: Chapter 2, Birth: The Visited Planet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does H. G. Wells say Jesus is important?
(a) Caused a turning point in history.
(b) What Jesus left continues to grow.
(c) Jesus is the son of God.
(d) His Jewish background is unique.

2. What does Yancey do for snowbound weeks in Colorado?
(a) Read the Bible.
(b) Almost dies.
(c) Loses his faith.
(d) Pray for help.

3. According to Yancey, what is the primary emotion in most religions when one approaches God?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Curiosity.

4. Where does Jesus spend his first years?
(a) Egypt.
(b) London.
(c) Far East.
(d) Jerusalem.

5. Who writes For the Time Being?
(a) Apostle Paul.
(b) W. H. Auden.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Mariamne Herod.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Yancey drawn to Jesus, according to Chapter 1?

2. What does Walter Wink say about Jesus in Chapter 1?

3. Who marries the granddaughter of Augustus Caesar?

4. What do the Essenes believe in?

5. What typifies the Sadducees?

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