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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. How old is Lucia?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

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

4. Why does Tiberius rescind his offer to make Marcellus commander of the villa guard after hearing Marcus' story in Chapter 10?
(a) He believes Marcellus to be weak.
(b) He thinks him worthy of a higher position.
(c) He has forgotten all about the offer.
(d) He has offered to position to another man.

5. What does Demetrius show to Marcellus, hoping to cure his depression?
(a) His mother's ring.
(b) A statue he has sculpted of Marcellus.
(c) A drawing of Diana.
(d) The robe.

6. Who asks Demetrius to pick up a coat laying near the foot of the central cross in Chapter 6?
(a) Marcellus.
(b) Paulus.
(c) A weeping woman.
(d) Jesus's followers.

7. Why must Marcus Gallio make a visit to the emperor in Capri?
(a) To explain why Marcellus is not in rome.
(b) To ask for Diana's hand for Marcellus.
(c) To takes Marcellus' place until he returns.
(d) To give his thoughts on the home being built for Diana and Marcellus.

8. Where does Demetrius go after hearing what has happened to Jesus?
(a) Minoa.
(b) The praetorium.
(c) Galilee.
(d) The high priest's house.

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

10. What happens to Sextus to put him out of commission?
(a) He becomes depressed.
(b) He is poisoned.
(c) He contracts a disease.
(d) He breaks his leg.

11. What does Demetrius confess to Theodosia in the garden in Chapter 8?
(a) He is in love with her.
(b) He wants to escape his slavery.
(c) He is very worried about Marcellus.
(d) He plans to kill Marcellus.

12. How does Demetrius perceive Jesus to be in Chapter 5?
(a) Satisfied.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Victorious.

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

14. How does Paulus address Marcellus for the first time in Chapter 6?
(a) As "Mr. Gallios."
(b) As "commander."
(c) As "sir."
(d) As "Marcellus."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Marcellus and Demetrius arrive at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. Why does Marcellus avoid talking with the Eupolis family?

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

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

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

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