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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was John not raised in a normal house?
(a) He was promised to the Lord's service.
(b) His father was eccentric.
(c) He had to hide when the children were killed.
(d) He wanted to be a Nazarene.

2. Where did Joseph and Mary go to be safe?
(a) Galilee.
(b) Nazareth.
(c) Samaria.
(d) Egypt.

3. Where was John raised?
(a) The wilderness.
(b) The temple.
(c) The tabernacle.
(d) The river bed.

4. How did Dickens describe the temple in Jerusalem?
(a) A symbolic building.
(b) A great church.
(c) A meeting place.
(d) All of these.

5. Where was Jesus born?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Bethlehem.
(c) Nazareth.
(d) Damascus.

6. Why did Joseph and Mary travel home from the temple with a large crowd?
(a) To have company.
(b) To have better food supply.
(c) To avoid robbers.
(d) To not get lost.

7. How did Joseph know when he was able to come out of hiding?
(a) He read about Herod's death.
(b) The wise men told him.
(c) An angel told him.
(d) He followed the instructions he got when he left.

8. How did Herod feel when he heard about Jesus's birth?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Amused.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Curious.

9. What was Jesus's first crib?
(a) A saddle pack.
(b) A manger.
(c) A drawer.
(d) A pile of straw.

10. How long did Jesus stay in the wilderness after he was baptized?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 140 days.
(d) 30 days.

11. Who did Dickens first want to meet when he went to Heaven?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His father.
(c) Jesus.
(d) His grandfather.

12. Why were Mary and Joseph going to the temple when Jesus was an adolescent?
(a) To worship.
(b) To pay taxes.
(c) To practice in ceremonies.
(d) To attend a feast.

13. What city was Jerusalem compared to?
(a) Paris.
(b) Cairo.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

14. Why did Mary not notice that Jesus had been left behind at the temple?
(a) There was a large crowd.
(b) She was focused on other things.
(c) They were sleeping.
(d) She thought she had seen him.

15. Why did Dickens say he wrote this book?
(a) To quell rumors about him.
(b) To come to peace with himself.
(c) To preach the truth.
(d) To leave a message to his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Herod's title?

2. What did Jesus create with his first miracle?

3. Who was Dickens writing this book for?

4. Who asked Jesus to perform his first miracle?

5. What did John wear?

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