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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter Wink say about Jesus in Chapter 1?
(a) There was no Jesus, we simply threw together a story.
(b) If Jesus had never lived, we would not have been able to invent him.
(c) Jesus was never interested in writing anything down, but we are.
(d) Jesus was not human and therefore not accessible.

2. What is the Golden Rule?
(a) Gold is not worth its weight.
(b) Do to others as you would have them do to you.
(c) Give to the poor more than to the rich.
(d) Get all you can when you can.

3. What is the name of the former mouth piece of the Community Party?
(a) Pravda.
(b) Brothers and Sisters Unite.
(c) Red Forever.
(d) Russia Today.

4. What magazine is Jimmy Carter famously interviewed about lust in?
(a) National Geographic.
(b) Playboy.
(c) Christianity Today.
(d) Newsweek.

5. What are Owens's student's reaction to the Sermon on the Mount?
(a) It changed their lives for the better.
(b) Humorous and silly.
(c) Profound and humbling.
(d) They find it offensive and absurd.

6. What is the physical appearance of Jesus?
(a) Tall and handsome, blond and blue eyed.
(b) We don't know.
(c) Asian features, very short and stout.
(d) Black skin, black hair and eyes.

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

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

9. Who are the 'Jesus freaks' referred to in Chapter 1?
(a) Roman Catholic nuns.
(b) Unkempt, disheveled radicals.
(c) Mentally ill patients.
(d) Middle class white collar workers.

10. How many laws do the Pharisees discover?
(a) 613.
(b) 10.
(c) 45,600.
(d) 30,000.

11. When are the Gospels written?
(a) After the death of Jesus.
(b) Before Jesus was born.
(c) We have no idea.
(d) Jesus wrote them during his lifetime.

12. According to Yancey, what kind of man was Tolstoy?
(a) A deeply unhappy man.
(b) Simply a bundle of joy and hope.
(c) A great friend, husband, and sweetheart to all.
(d) The best father ever.

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

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

15. Who fights against Antiochus?
(a) Maccabeans.
(b) Africans.
(c) Christians.
(d) Egyptians.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Yancey, what is the primary emotion in most religions when one approaches God?

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

3. What does the Gospel of Mark say about why Jesus chose the Twelve?

4. What does Satan get from the Temptation episode?

5. What does the word "gospel" mean?

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