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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Marcellus do the morning after feeling cleansed by touching the robe?
(a) He questions Demetrius about Theodoris.
(b) He decides to punish Demetrius for taking his daggers.
(c) He sings with the birds.
(d) He tries to reason out whether the robe is magical.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gets Benjamin excited when Demetrius tells him about what happened to Jesus?

2. Who does Lucia's father, Marcus Gallio, insult in the senate?

3. How old is Lucia?

4. What does Marcellus do to Demetrius when the slave hesitates to give his master the robe to try on?

5. Who does Emperor Tiberius send for when spring arrives in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marcellus's condition when Demetrius returns home with him?

2. Why do the Sanhedrin want Pontius Pilate to stay on as procurator of Jerusalem?

3. Why does the emperor become especially interested when Marcus asks him if he has ever heard of the messiah?

4. When Marcellus tells Demetrius to give him the robe during the banquet at the Insula, why does Demetrius hesitate?

5. What is Demetrius's theory of why the Jews want the Romans to leave Jerusalem?

6. After Marcellus has touched the robe in Chapter 8 and feels a great relief, he speaks with Demetrius about it. Where does their conversation about the robe's powers lead to?

7. What makes Tiberius suddenly change his mind about giving Marcellus a job in Capri?

8. Why is Lucia so upset when Marcellus tells her that he laughed at Prince Gaius and his son at the previous night's banquet?

9. According to one report, when one witness testifies that Jesus professes to be a king, what is Pilate's reaction?

10. What information is Lucia attempting to extract from Demetrius concerning her brother in Chapter 1?

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