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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIV through XVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marcellus purchase from Deborah on their way to Sepphoris?
(a) Two saddlebags.
(b) A brown robe.
(c) Cloth.
(d) A donkey.

2. How does Benjamin, the tailor, know where the robe is from just by looking at it?
(a) He knows it is what Jesus wore in Jerusalem.
(b) It is so shabby that he can tell it from a worn-down region.
(c) The Robe is woven without a seam, which is done only in Galilee.
(d) It is made by Samaritans, in their style.

3. According to Justus, how do Jews express themselves since they neither carve nor draw?
(a) They paint.
(b) They sing and tell stories.
(c) They play-act and write.
(d) They write poetry.

4. What information does Demetrius receive from Zenos?
(a) Jesus has been arrested.
(b) Marcellus is looking for him.
(c) He will be returning to Minoa.
(d) Demetrius has a chance to escape slavery.

5. Why is Marcellus reluctant to return to Benjamin to pick up the repaired robe himself the following day?
(a) He feels the repairs costs too much.
(b) He thinks Benjamin is very old and in danger of dying soon.
(c) Because Benjamin is Jewish, and he should not associate with him.
(d) Benjamin asks many questions, and he does not wish to review the tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who guides Marcellus into the provinces north of Jerusalem, ostensibly to purchase homespun?

3. What condition is Paulus in when he speaks with Marcellus in Chapter 6?

4. What does the newly purchased slave, Demetrius, do when he arrives at Lucia's home?

5. What does Demetrius decide to do with Melas, only to change his mind?

(see the answer key)

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