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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. What kind of event did Jesus perform his first miracle at?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A feast.
(d) A celebration.

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

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

4. How was Jerusalem described?
(a) The dwelling place of nobility.
(b) The home of Christ.
(c) The great city in the land.
(d) The busy place.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Joseph able to come out of hiding?

2. Why did Joseph and Mary travel when Mary was pregnant?

3. Who told Herod about Jesus?

4. What did Dickens say he would have to do to meet Christ?

5. How did the people learning from Jesus in the temple feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jesus choose some poor men to be his Apostles?

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

3. How did Joseph know when to leave and return to Nazareth?

4. Who was the first person Jesus brought back to life?

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

6. What did the angel say to the shepherds when Jesus was born?

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

8. Why did Dickens write this book?

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

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

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