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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucia want Marcellus to do when he goes to see Gaius?
(a) Praise and flatter him.
(b) Laugh at him.
(c) Ask for forgiveness.
(d) Tell him off.

2. What does Theodosia make of Marcellus no longer being in a state of great exaltation after touching the robe?
(a) She thinks Demetrius made it all up.
(b) She thinks Jesus is a magician.
(c) She does not believe Marcellus was ever depressed.
(d) She believes he is hiding his emotions,

3. What is Demetrius's attitude towards religion?
(a) It is better that man does not believe in the gods.
(b) Religion is something to avoid at all costs
(c) Religion is for the elderly only.
(d) He is pious and prays daily.

4. What does Demetrius think of Augustus's writing that "how sweet and glorious to die for one's country!"?
(a) It is nonsense.
(b) It is patriotic.
(c) It is noble.
(d) It is something to strive for.

5. Why is Marcellus so welcome at the House of Eupolis in Athens?
(a) Marcellus's father had stayed there years ago.
(b) It is Demetrius's family home.
(c) Marcellus has money.
(d) The innkeeper is afraid of the Tribune.

6. Why are still stains on the robe Marcellus brings to Benjamin to fix?
(a) Marcellus orders Benjamin not to try to wash the robe.
(b) They are not stains; they are flaws in the fabric.
(c) Benjamin refuses to remove them.
(d) They will not come out.

7. What does Demetrius give to Lucia before he leaves with Marcellus?
(a) A poem.
(b) A ring.
(c) A warning.
(d) A letter.

8. What condition is Paulus in when he speaks with Marcellus in Chapter 6?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Sick.
(c) Very sad.
(d) Happy.

9. Who is Diana?
(a) The princess.
(b) A slave.
(c) Lucia's mother.
(d) A good friend of Lucia's.

10. What does Pontius Pilate do to anger the Jews so much that it causes a seven-month war?
(a) Raises the taxes for the moneylenders.
(b) Insults the Sanhedrin.
(c) Takes a bath in the public fountain.
(d) Uses funds from the temple treasury to build an aqueduct.

11. What does one of Pilate's legionnaires tell Paulus he had heard that Jesus intends to do if the temple is torn down?
(a) Put it up in three days.
(b) Build a new market there.
(c) Have it rebuilt eventually.
(d) Die on a cross.

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

13. What does Prince Gaius attempt to do to Lucia at the palace on Capri?
(a) He makes an attempt at getting her to swim.
(b) He tries to attack her with a sword.
(c) He insults her beauty.
(d) He tries to make love to her.

14. Who is madly in love with Demetrius in Chapter II?
(a) Tertia.
(b) Nesta.
(c) Paula.
(d) Lucia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Emperor Tiberius send for when spring arrives in Chapter 7?

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

3. What does Demetrius show to Marcellus, hoping to cure his depression?

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

5. What social barrier does Marcus Gallio decide to cross when speaking with Demetrius in Chapter 7?

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