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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the name Jesus mean?
(a) Drawn from water.
(b) God Almighty.
(c) He who sees all.
(d) He shall save.
2. According to Yancey, what is the primary emotion in most religions when one approaches God?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Fear.
3. How do teachers live in Jesus'sday?
(a) By charging tuition for their classes.
(b) Off the gifts of appreciative listeners.
(c) The state of Israel supports them.
(d) By publishing books.
4. How does Yancey describe Jesus in Chapter 3?
(a) First century Jew with a phylactery on his wrist.
(b) Almost modern and American in appearance.
(c) Perfect image of a Christian man.
(d) A tall blonde man with blue eyes.
5. How many Jews live in the Roman Empire in the first century?
(a) 500.
(b) 8 million.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 500 million.
6. What language does Jesus speak on a daily basis?
(a) Greek.
(b) Aramaic.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Egyptian.
7. What type of Messiah is Jesus?
(a) People's.
(b) Suffering.
(c) King.
(d) Torah.
8. What does communism consider religion to be?
(a) "State sponsored behavior control."
(b) "The opiate of the people."
(c) "Leftist propaganda."
(d) "The answer to all problems."
9. How does Albert Schweitzer interpret the Sermon on the Mount?
(a) Fanciful thoughts of an innocent man.
(b) Guidelines that are not practical.
(c) Interim demands for unusual times.
(d) Misquotes and mistaken translations.
10. What does Jesus propose for those who look at a woman lustfully?
(a) Removal of the offending eye.
(b) Become monks.
(c) Marry immediately and re-channel the lust.
(d) Self-denial of all pleasure whatsoever.
11. What brings Jesus to life for Yancey in Chapter 5?
(a) Long sermons.
(b) Movies.
(c) Theological treatises.
(d) Lifeless flannel board scenes.
12. When is the document by Publius Lentulus forged?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1514.
(c) 1313.
(d) 60.
13. What does Yancey give up as a result of the Sermon on the Mount?
(a) 1947 Jackie Robinson baseball card.
(b) Eating chocolate.
(c) All his money.
(d) Going to church.
14. Where does Jesus spend his first years?
(a) Far East.
(b) Egypt.
(c) London.
(d) Jerusalem.
15. Who writes For the Time Being?
(a) Mariamne Herod.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Apostle Paul.
(d) W. H. Auden.
Short Answer Questions
1. What typifies the Sadducees?
2. Why does Yancey believe that Jews stopped following Jesus?
3. Where are the headquarters of the Wycliffe Bible translators?
4. How many times does Jesus cry in front of his disciples?
5. What is the ethnic background of Jesus?
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