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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What changes politically with the death of Jesus?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Herod the Great is murdered.
(c) Jews begin to rule again in Palestine.
(d) The Roman Empire falls very quickly.

2. Who writes the poem that opens Chapter 12?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Robert Byrns.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) King David.

3. How long is Jesus with the disciples between the Resurrection and Ascension?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) Three days.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) 1 year.

4. After Jesus feeds the crowd of 5000, what is his next miracle?
(a) Walks on water.
(b) Makes a fish appear out of thin air.
(c) Feeds a crowd of 10,000.
(d) None, that was the last.

5. What do Peter and Judas have in common?
(a) They were both very old.
(b) They had nothing in common.
(c) They both betrayed Jesus.
(d) Related by blood, cousins.

6. Why does the leprosy patient cry when Dr. Brand greets him?
(a) He felt lost and alone.
(b) No one had touched him in many years.
(c) It hurt when Dr. Brand shook his hand.
(d) He was frightened.

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

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

9. What does Yancey think of what the church brings?
(a) It is all bad.
(b) It is all good.
(c) Both light and darkness.
(d) He thinks the church should be destroyed.

10. Where is the opening quote of Chapter 8 from?
(a) Mission: Impossible.
(b) Gospel of Matthew.
(c) Peter's letter to the Epistles.
(d) The Merchant of Venice.

11. What temptation has the church faced since the time of Constantine?
(a) Supporting unjust regimes.
(b) Being the morals police of society.
(c) Being too much a part of the mainstream powers.
(d) Having too much money.

12. According to Yancey, how many times does the Qur'an apply the word "love" to God?
(a) 1,001.
(b) Endless times.
(c) None.
(d) 15.

13. What is unusual about the disease of leprosy?
(a) Leprosy only occurs in hot climates.
(b) A leper feels no physical pain.
(c) There is no cause.
(d) Lepers lose the ability to sing.

14. How does Jesus command Jairus's daughter to come back to life?
(a) "She is only asleep."
(b) "Rise, and be well!"
(c) "Satan, get behind thee."
(d) "My child, get up!"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yancey learn from the kitten's death?

2. Where does Jesus pray for hours before he is arrested?

3. What did Jesus believe was the true power?

4. What did the 1st century Zealots want to do?

5. What is the feeling of the resurrection stories in the Bible?

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