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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. Who has a sword fight while at Marcellus's first dinner in Minoa?
(a) Sextus and Paulus.
(b) Marcellus and Sextus.
(c) Sextus and Vitelius.
(d) Marcellus and Paulus.

2. On their way to Cana, what surprise does Justus tell Marcellus he has for him there?
(a) A wonderful teller of tales.
(b) His grandson, Jonathan.
(c) A lame woman who sings beautifully.
(d) Demetrius.

3. What does Marcellus intend to do with all of the homespun goods he has and does not need?
(a) Distribute them to the poor.
(b) Bring them to a temple.
(c) Throw them away.
(d) Give them to Miriam.

4. Why does Pilate dip his hands in a basin of water and fling the water off his fingers?
(a) It is a courtesy to have clean hands.
(b) To show the crowd he is against them.
(c) To wash his hands of Jesus's case.
(d) He had touched Jesus and wants to be clean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marcellus rhetorically asks Miriam what constitutes freedom, what does she answer?

2. For what occasion does Paulus tell Marcellus that a company of men must be sent into Jerusalem?

3. Why is it that the poor people of Galilee and Tiberias do not make use of the healing powers of the hot springs?

4. When Demetrius shows Marcellus the Robe, how does Marcellus react?

5. Why is Zenos's master, Popygos, upset about the constant quarrels between the Romans and the Jews?

(see the answer key)

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