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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapers V through VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the Roman caravan to Jerusalem, why is no one else traveling on the day the soldiers make their way along the highway running up from Hebron?
(a) There is a desert storm brewing.
(b) It is the sabbath and Jews cannot travel.
(c) Everone else is already there.
(d) People are afraid to walk near the soldiers.

2. Marcellus has a big black sheepdog whose name is:
(a) Boots.
(b) Bambo.
(c) Tuscus.
(d) Antonius.

3. How does Demetrius realize that Pilate has given Jesus to the people to judge?
(a) Pilate washes his hands in a basin before the crowd.
(b) Pilate flings Jesus into the crowd of people.
(c) Pilate turns his back on Jesus.
(d) Pilate says something in Aramaic that he understands.

4. What are Marcellus's orders from Prince Gaius?
(a) To take charge of a prison in southern Palestine.
(b) To command the garrison at Minoa.
(c) To free the Jews in Palestine.
(d) To attack the troops at Gaza.

5. How many people are situated at the crucifixion site as Demetrius nears it?
(a) Just a couple of Jesus's followers.
(b) Only the Roman soldiers.
(c) Many more people than expected.
(d) Not as large a crowd as expected.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in charge of Minoa before Marcellus' arrival?

2. Who is madly in love with Demetrius in Chapter II?

3. Who is the deliverer the Jews are waiting for?

4. What information does Demetrius receive from Zenos?

5. Who is beautiful, in her mid-forties, a cultured, gracious hostess, and probably the laziest woman in the whole Roman Empire?

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