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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Paulus state that if a dead man were to come back to life he would rather it be Jesus than Quintus, Julian or Pilate?
(a) Jesus makes people better rather than destroying them.
(b) Jesus does not get drunk.
(c) Jesus is an unknown force to be thought about.
(d) Jesus is easier to look at.

2. How does Miriam account to Marcellus for her sudden ability to sing?
(a) She admits to practicing.
(b) She tells him it is a secret.
(c) She imitates the birds.
(d) She went into the hot springs.

3. Who, by rumor, will be taking over the Fort at Capernaum?
(a) Herod.
(b) Pilate.
(c) Caiaphus.
(d) Paulus.

4. What does Marcellus tell his father he intends to report to Tiberius concerning Jesus?
(a) If he touches Jesus's robe, he will live forever.
(b) Jesus intends to rule the world.
(c) Jesus's army of men is much stronger than his.
(d) That Jesus came alive after being dead.

5. Why does Bartholomew sit all day long watching the road?
(a) He is old and senile.
(b) To watch the people pass.
(c) He sits and remembers things.
(d) In hopes that Jesus will visit him again.

6. How does the Gallio household react to Marcellus's return from Jerusalem in Chapter 20?
(a) There is much fear for Marcellus's state of mind.
(b) Everyone is sad that Marcellus is a Christian.
(c) All except Lucia are happy.
(d) Everyone is happy and laughing.

7. According to Justus, how do Jews express themselves since they neither carve nor draw?
(a) They sing and tell stories.
(b) They play-act and write.
(c) They paint.
(d) They write poetry.

8. Who does Justus believe would be a good person for Marcellus to speak to about Jesus?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Jesus's mother.

9. How does Marcellus react to seeing and hearing Miriam sing?
(a) He is brought to tears.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He stares at the crowd, not understanding their joy.
(d) He leaves before she sings.

10. What happens when Stephanos speaks to a crowd of priests and well-dressed men from the business district?
(a) They stone Stephanos to death.
(b) The Roman soldiers arrest Stephanos for inciting a riot.
(c) The crowd heckles Stephanos and leaves.
(d) Stephanos begins to convert many.

11. Why is Justus becoming suspicious of Marcellus at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Marcellus pretends not to know Demetrius.
(b) He asks too many questions.
(c) He cries upon hearing Miriam sing.
(d) He finds the robe in Marcellus's gunny bag.

12. What favor did Demetrius do for Fulvius while traveling on the Vestis?
(a) He told Fulvius that a slave was planning to escape.
(b) He saved Fulvius from getting too drunk.
(c) He cooked dinners for Marcellus.
(d) He saved Fulvius's life.

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

14. When Jesus calls to say hello to Bartholomew in Capernaum, what name does he call him by?
(a) Nathanael.
(b) Peter.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Simon.

15. Who is Dodinius?
(a) The builder of Diana's villa.
(b) The emperor's butler.
(c) Prince Gaius' son.
(d) The emperor's oracle reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story concerning a man named Zacchaeus does Miriam tell Marcellus in Chapter 15?

2. What does Simon tell his fellow Christians as the Roman soldiers take him away to jail and a most likely death?

3. What does Demetrius tell the emperor when asked what his favorite weapon is?

4. On their way to Cana, what surprise does Justus tell Marcellus he has for him there?

5. What does Marcellus purchase from Deborah on their way to Sepphoris?

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