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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XI through XIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the deliverer the Jews are waiting for?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) The messiah.
(c) Simon.
(d) The tribune.

2. What is Paulus's belief about the gods' origins?
(a) Gods are released from the stars.
(b) The gods are manufactured by men.
(c) The gods are nonexistent.
(d) They have always existed.

3. What does Marcellus do the morning after feeling cleansed by touching the robe?
(a) He decides to punish Demetrius for taking his daggers.
(b) He sings with the birds.
(c) He tries to reason out whether the robe is magical.
(d) He questions Demetrius about Theodoris.

4. What happens to Marcellus when finds the robe in Demetrius's chamber and touches it?
(a) He becomes relieved and is no longer afraid.
(b) His intentions to sell Demetrius become stronger.
(c) He continues to search for his knives.
(d) He falls into an even deeper depression.

5. What is Demetrius's state of mind as he approaches the crucifixion site?
(a) He is very low in spirit.
(b) He is anxious.
(c) He is happy to have made it there.
(d) He is nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Tiberius decide Marcellus is best suited for?

2. How does Marcellus react to seeing and hearing Miriam sing?

3. Who asks Demetrius to pick up a coat laying near the foot of the central cross in Chapter 6?

4. What is Diana's plan when she visits her grandfather, the emperor?

5. What does Marcellus wish he had done before leaving for his departing ship?

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