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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did John eat?
(a) Grain and fish.
(b) Meat and wine.
(c) Honey and locusts.
(d) Vegetable and water.
2. What caused Herod to have children killed?
(a) His father asked him to do it.
(b) He heard rumors of revolt.
(c) The wise men did not report back to him.
(d) All of these.
3. What was Herod's title?
(a) Prince.
(b) Governor.
(c) King.
(d) Tetrarch.
4. Why were Mary and Joseph going to the temple when Jesus was an adolescent?
(a) To practice in ceremonies.
(b) To pay taxes.
(c) To attend a feast.
(d) To worship.
5. How old was Jesus when he left Nazareth?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.
6. Where did Joseph and Mary go to be safe?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Samaria.
(d) Nazareth.
7. Why did Joseph and Mary not stay at inns while they traveled when Mary was pregnant?
(a) There were no inns there.
(b) They were all filled.
(c) They did not want to be around people.
(d) They did not have enough money.
8. How did the wise men know where to find Jesus?
(a) They saw a star.
(b) They had read the prophecies.
(c) An angel guided them.
(d) Herod gave them a map.
9. Who replaced Herod?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His son.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His brother.
10. What did Mary do when Joseph said they had to move?
(a) Listened to Joseph.
(b) Tried to take Elisabeth with her.
(c) Wrote to her mother.
(d) Prayed about it herself.
11. Why did Jesus perform miracles?
(a) To prove his power.
(b) So people would believe in him.
(c) To follow the will of his Father.
(d) To make his friends happy.
12. What did Jesus create with his first miracle?
(a) Light in darkness.
(b) A salve.
(c) Wine.
(d) Bread.
13. How was John related to Mary?
(a) They were first cousins once removed.
(b) Mary was his aunt.
(c) Mary was his great aunt.
(d) They were second cousins.
14. How did Joseph know when he was able to come out of hiding?
(a) The wise men told him.
(b) He followed the instructions he got when he left.
(c) He read about Herod's death.
(d) An angel told him.
15. How long ago did Dickens say Jesus had been born?
(a) 2,000 years.
(b) 1,500 years.
(c) 2,500 years.
(d) 1,800 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Jesus go without while in the wilderness after his baptism?
2. What kind of people did Jesus heal?
3. Why did Herod have children killed?
4. How did Dickens say God showed himself when Jesus was baptized?
5. What city was Jerusalem compared to?
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