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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Roman citizens executed?
(a) Poison.
(b) Shot through the heart.
(c) Beheading.
(d) Crucifixion.

2. Yancey says that by ascending Jesus took the risk of what?
(a) Never returning.
(b) Allowing Satan to rule.
(c) Not making a difference in the world.
(d) Being forgotten.

3. How often is the Most Holy Place entered by the High Priest?
(a) Every morning at 6.
(b) Never.
(c) One day a year.
(d) Each Sabbath at sunset.

4. What does Jesus say when Pilate asks him if he is the King of the Jews?
(a) "My kingdom is not of this world."
(b) "I am, so step aside and let me rule."
(c) "My kingdom has come, prepare to be dismissed."
(d) "With God's help, I will be."

5. In Chapter 14, why does Yancey say he is a Christian?
(a) Jesus and no good alternatives.
(b) He's not sure.
(c) Born into it.
(d) Makes the most sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Deus Absconditus" mean?

2. What was torn in two when Jesus died on the cross?

3. What did Jesus believe was the true power?

4. What is a basic reason Yancey is open to believing the Easter story?

5. What does Mother Teresa try to provide for leprosy patients?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jesus's death on the cross bridge, theologically speaking?

2. Why was Jesus's attitude towards women so revolutionary?

3. What does Jesus say to Pilate when asked if he is the King of the Jews?

4. Who betrays Jesus to the Jewish and Roman authorities?

5. What event of the Last Supper startles Yancey?

6. What is ironic about Jesus entering into Jerusalem on a donkey?

7. Who is the only named person in Jesus's parables?

8. What is the significance of the grandmother's tombstone, which says, "Waiting"?

9. What does Yancey notice about the last parables that Jesus tells?

10. What did the Pharisees of Jesus's day think of him?

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