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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, What He Left Behind: Chapter 12, Ascension: A Blank Blue Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Yancey, what was Jesus obscured by in the churches he grew up in?
(a) Evangelical fervor.
(b) American politics.
(c) Modern music and loose morals.
(d) Racism, intolerance, and petty legalism.

2. What does communism consider religion to be?
(a) "State sponsored behavior control."
(b) "Leftist propaganda."
(c) "The opiate of the people."
(d) "The answer to all problems."

3. What does Yancey criticize about the church in Chapter 8?
(a) Not enough pressure to give money.
(b) Church is full of disreputable people.
(c) Church attracts only respectable types.
(d) Too much emphasis on prayer.

4. Who defends Jesus at his trials?
(a) Paul, Silas, and Peter.
(b) Judas and Herod.
(c) No one.
(d) A large group of Pharisees.

5. Why has the name Judas died out?
(a) Sounds like a girl's name.
(b) Reminds people of money lending.
(c) Too close to "Jesus."
(d) He was a notorious traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the poem that opens Chapter 12?

2. How many laws do the Pharisees discover?

3. Who does the German Christian Church admire in 1933?

4. When are the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Qumram?

5. According to Yancey, what kind of man was Tolstoy?

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