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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. 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.

2. Where were Jesus' parents living before Jesus was born?
(a) Galilee.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Nazareth.

3. What kind of place was Jesus born in?
(a) A meadow.
(b) A shed.
(c) A cave.
(d) A stable.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jesus create with his first miracle?

2. Why did Jesus perform miracles?

3. Where did Dickens say Jesus was while he was writing this book?

4. Who did Dickens first want to meet when he went to Heaven?

5. Who told Herod about Jesus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dickens say he knew about the goodness of Heaven?

2. What was Simon's occupation before he became an Apostle?

3. How did the wise men know about the birth of Jesus?

4. What was Jesus doing when Mary found him after he had been left behind at the temple?

5. What did Dickens compare Jerusalem to, and why?

6. Why did Dickens write this book?

7. Why did Mary not notice that Jesus had been left at the temple when she was heading home from there?

8. What caused Jesus to do his first miracle?

9. How did God show his approval of Jesus's baptism?

10. Why did Herod order all the small children be killed?

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