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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marcellus do that gains him favor with Paulus?
(a) He shows him his money.
(b) He wins many duels.
(c) He reads a map well.
(d) He attends to Sextus with compassion.

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

3. What does Demetrius advise Marcellus to do once he arrives at Minoa?
(a) Take full command instantly.
(b) Ask each man for his opinion of the area.
(c) Scope it out and get a feel for it.
(d) Be agreeable and friendly.

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

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

6. Who is in love with Marcellus?
(a) Diana.
(b) No one.
(c) Helen.
(d) Paula.

7. What is Diana's plan when she visits her grandfather, the emperor?
(a) To get Marcellus back home.
(b) To see Tiberius before he dies.
(c) To inherit his money.
(d) To have a home built for her.

8. What gets Benjamin excited when Demetrius tells him about what happened to Jesus?
(a) Things happening in distant places excite the old man.
(b) He believes Yeshayah's prophecies may be coming true.
(c) He wishes to hear more about a crucifixion.
(d) He likes hearing about the Jewish merchants.

9. What is the name of the ship Marcellus and Demetrius take to Greece?
(a) The Tullus.
(b) The Clytia.
(c) The Vestris.
(d) The Joppa.

10. 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 does not believe Marcellus was ever depressed.
(c) She thinks Jesus is a magician.
(d) She believes he is hiding his emotions,

11. When Demetrius returns to Rome, he tells Lucia that Marcellus repeats this question over and over:
(a) "Did it hurt?"
(b) "Who took the robe?"
(c) "Where is Jesus?"
(d) "Were you out there?"

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

13. 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 attack the troops at Gaza.
(d) To free the Jews in Palestine.

14. Who are Helen and Nesta?
(a) Lucia's longtime personal slaves.
(b) Girlfriends of Marcellus.
(c) Female slaves who are twins.
(d) Lucia's best friends.

15. 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) Takes a bath in the public fountain.
(c) Uses funds from the temple treasury to build an aqueduct.
(d) Insults the Sanhedrin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Benjamin, what do the Romans believe all men are?

3. What information does Demetrius receive from Zenos?

4. Where does Demetrius go after speaking with Zenos and his master, Polygos?

5. For whom does Demetrius bring water to the crucifixion site?

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