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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 language does Jesus speak on a daily basis?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Aramaic.
(d) Greek.

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

3. What are the Zealots like?
(a) Politically conservative, preferred agrarian lifestyle.
(b) Interested in drama, opera, and art.
(c) Morals police, revolt against impure foreigners.
(d) Rich, generous, and very sociable.

4. What typifies the Sadducees?
(a) Sad and lonely people.
(b) Collaborated with Greeks and Romans.
(c) Large gregarious families with many parties and celebrations.
(d) Physically active, liked games and sports.

5. When does Joseph bring his family to Israel?
(a) After Herod the Great dies.
(b) When Jesus is 21.
(c) After the Red Sea is parted.
(d) They never came back.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Jews live in the Roman Empire in the first century?

3. When does Yancey first get acquainted with Jesus?

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

5. Who writes So Long, Sweet Jesus?

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