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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a woman sees Justus and Marcellus approaching Jacob's well, what does she do?
(a) Goes home and returns with another woman.
(b) Screams out Justus's name and runs to him.
(c) Drops her water buckets and runs.
(d) Runs away in fear.

2. 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) Stephanos begins to convert many.
(c) The Roman soldiers arrest Stephanos for inciting a riot.
(d) The crowd heckles Stephanos and leaves.

3. What does Jonathan reveal to Marcellus?
(a) He is also rich.
(b) Jesus straightened his foot.
(c) Justus is his grandfather.
(d) He has never had a donkey.

4. How does Demetrius respond to Lucia when she says it may not hurt the slaves to be happy this one time?
(a) He tells her she has lost control of her house.
(b) He says he has forgotten he is a slave.
(c) He wonders who has a right to tell others when they may be happy.
(d) He thanks her for her generosity.

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

6. Why is it that the poor people of Galilee and Tiberias do not make use of the healing powers of the hot springs?
(a) The poor do not have the diseases the springs cure.
(b) The Romans do not allow it.
(c) It costs too much money.
(d) The water is much too hot for them.

7. 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 is to be beheaded.
(b) He has been murdered on the spot.
(c) He is being sent to Rome.
(d) He has been released.

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

9. What does do Marcellus do with Jasper?
(a) Uses hiim to carry his load.
(b) Sets him free.
(c) Sends him to Miriam as a gift.
(d) Gives him to Jonathan.

10. Why are many merchants coming to the daily suppers at the Ecclesia?
(a) In order to give up all of their wealth.
(b) To make friends for business reasons.
(c) They conduct their business there.
(d) They have found the true faith.

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

12. What does Simon tell his fellow Christians as the Roman soldiers take him away to jail and a most likely death?
(a) That he forgives them all.
(b) To keep holy the Sabbath.
(c) To continue with the daily suppers.
(d) That he will come back to them.

13. While on his journey in the small provinces with Justus, what does Marcellus carry in the bottom on his gunny bag?
(a) Many gold coins.
(b) A letter from Diana.
(c) A large dagger.
(d) The robe.

14. What does Tiberius tell Marcellus he must choose between?
(a) Diana or Jesus.
(b) His father or his sister.
(c) Demetrius or the robe.
(d) LIfe or death.

15. Upon his return to the Gallio household in Rome, who does Demetrius discover has become a Christian?
(a) Decimus.
(b) Servius.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Marcipor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Demetrius tell Marcellus about his new religion?

2. 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?

3. Why is it believed by those at Capri that Diana is being detained against her own wishes?

4. Why is Celia furious with Gaius?

5. How does Demetrius end up in jail in Capernaum?

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