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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Sermon on the Mount in the Bible?
(a) Genesis.
(b) John 1.
(c) Matthew 5-7.
(d) Revelations 31.

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

3. In the middle ages, what do many Christians believe Jesus suffered from?
(a) Mental Illness.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Cancer.

4. According to Yancey, why are older black people happier than older white people?
(a) Black people tend to believe in heaven.
(b) Blacks are healthier.
(c) White people worry more.
(d) Whites take less care of their elders.

5. How many times does Jesus say to forgive a brother?
(a) 1000 times and more.
(b) Never.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 77 times.

6. What does the Gospel of Mark say about why Jesus chose the Twelve?
(a) "That they might write down what he says."
(b) "That night and day might be full of hope."
(c) "That the end might be the beginning."
(d) "That they might be with him."

7. What does Antiochus try to do to the Jews?
(a) Completely destroy all the people.
(b) Hellenize their culture.
(c) Drive them into the Gobi desert.
(d) Enslave them for pyramid building.

8. Who directs Jesus of Nazareth?
(a) Brando.
(b) Zeffirelli.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Huston.

9. What does Ivan Karamazov write?
(a) Fifth symphony in Bflat.
(b) "The Grand Inquisitor" poem.
(c) Jesus, Son of God.
(d) The Brothers Karamozov.

10. What is the movie that Yancey saw in 1971 that portrayed a very different kind of Jesus?
(a) What a Wonderful life.
(b) The Passion of the Christ.
(c) The Gospel According to St. Matthew.
(d) Jesus of Montreal.

11. How does the Lakota tribe refer to Jesus?
(a) Lamb of God.
(b) Buffalo calf of God.
(c) Peace Giver.
(d) Son of Almighty.

12. How do teachers live in Jesus'sday?
(a) Off the gifts of appreciative listeners.
(b) By charging tuition for their classes.
(c) By publishing books.
(d) The state of Israel supports them.

13. Who directs the silent classic from 1927 "King of Kings"?
(a) George Barker.
(b) George Lucas.
(c) Cecil B. DeMille.
(d) Monty Baraza.

14. How many times is the Augustus Caesar mentioned in the Bible?
(a) Fifty times.
(b) One time.
(c) Ten times.
(d) Thousand times.

15. Where does Yancey teach the Beatitudes?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Class at LaSalle Street Church in Chicago.
(c) Radio 101.
(d) His son's preschool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "gospel" mean?

2. How old was Tolstoy when he wrote Resurrection?

3. How many women are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew?

4. How old is Jesus when he dies?

5. What does Yancey give up as a result of the Sermon on the Mount?

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