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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 did Joseph and Mary travel when Mary was pregnant?
(a) To avoid persecution.
(b) To visit family.
(c) To pay taxes.
(d) To meet a business partner.

2. Who told Herod about Jesus?
(a) God.
(b) The wise men.
(c) An angel.
(d) The shepherds.

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

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

5. When was Joseph able to come out of hiding?
(a) When the wisemen visited them.
(b) When Jesus grew older.
(c) When they made more money.
(d) When Herod died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jesus spend his time doing while in the wilderness after his baptism?

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

3. How did Dickens describe Jesus in the introduction?

4. What kind of place was Jesus born in?

5. Where were Jesus' parents living before Jesus was born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where was Jesus born, and why?

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

5. What were the names of the Apostles?

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

7. How did John react when Jesus asked him to baptize him?

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

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

10. What was Jesus's first miracle?

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