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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. What is the image Yancey first has of Jesus?
(a) Intense philosophical giant.
(b) Angry radical political leader.
(c) Ethereal being of light.
(d) Sweet Victorian nanny holding lambs and smiling.

2. What does Yancey object to in modern Christmas cards?
(a) Sentimentality.
(b) Waste of paper.
(c) Too many words.
(d) Expensive.

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

5. In the movie La Dolce Vita, what is the helicopter ferrying?
(a) Small house made of gold.
(b) Giant statue of Jesus.
(c) Flocks of gulls.
(d) Glass angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the 'Jesus freaks' referred to in Chapter 1?

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

3. What does Yancey find remarkable about Mary?

4. How many times is the Augustus Caesar mentioned in the Bible?

5. Where is Laszlo Tokes from?

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