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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Demetrius end up in jail in Capernaum?
(a) He is drunk in public.
(b) A legionary sees that he has money.
(c) He attacks a centurian.
(d) He steals food from a vendor.

2. What does Demetrius decide he must do after the incident with Quintus in Chapter XI?
(a) Run away and hide.
(b) Marry Theodosia.
(c) Hide in Benjamin's home.
(d) Give himself up.

3. What is the Ecclesia?
(a) When the moon eclipses the sun.
(b) An eclectic group of Christians.
(c) A nightly assembly of Christians.
(d) A group thought to be eccentric.

4. What does Marcellus learn of the fate of Simon the fisherman when he finds the Christian meeting place has been locked up and the leaders arrested?
(a) He has been released.
(b) He is to be beheaded.
(c) He has been murdered on the spot.
(d) He is being sent to Rome.

5. 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) Give them to Miriam.
(c) Bring them to a temple.
(d) Throw them away.

6. What does Demetrius reveal about himself to Paulus, the new commander at Capernaum?
(a) He is a Christian.
(b) He meant to kill the Syrian slave.
(c) He is in love with Miriam.
(d) He has run away from Marcellus.

7. What happens to Pilate after the crucifixion?
(a) He takes Herod's position.
(b) He is promoted to Rome.
(c) He becomes mentally sick.
(d) He dies.

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

9. What does Demetrius think of the ten commandments?
(a) They are lies made up by Jewish merchants.
(b) They are all magnificent rules to follow.
(c) They are generally unfair.
(d) There are too many of them.

10. What does Demetrius do to Tribune Quintus Lucian?
(a) Kills him with Marcellus's dagger.
(b) Forces him to duel.
(c) Beats him with his bare hands.
(d) Pushes him into the lake.

11. Why does Stephanos recognize Marcellus the moment he first sees him?
(a) He remembers Marcellus from the crucifixion site.
(b) Demetrius drew a sketch of Marcellus for him.
(c) He recalls Marcellus from the Vestis.
(d) He was in Athens when Marcellus was there.

12. What does Demetrius tell Marcellus about his new religion?
(a) He is Jewish.
(b) He is a Christian.
(c) He is a Greek Christian Orthodox.
(d) He is an Atheist.

13. What does Stephanos do when Marcellus lets him see and touch the robe in Chapter 19?
(a) He loudly professes his faith.
(b) He goes mad with depression.
(c) He faints from the privilege.
(d) He shows little interest.

14. How does Marcellus react to Justus's realization that he and Demetrius both know Benjamin?
(a) Marcellus admits he knows Demetrius.
(b) Marcellus asks about Demetrius and his whereabouts.
(c) Marcellus questions Justus about Demetrius's character.
(d) Marcellus glosses over it.

15. When Marcellus rhetorically asks Miriam what constitutes freedom, what does she answer?
(a) The truth.
(b) Being able to walk.
(c) Absence of chains.
(d) The ability to love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Justus worried about Jonathan getting praise from the townspeople?

2. According to the scroll, the emperor sends Marcellus in Athens. What does he want Marcellus to do?

3. What does Jesse sell to the Centurian named Hortensius?

4. What language are Demetrius and Marcello practicing at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. How does Miriam account to Marcellus for her sudden ability to sing?

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