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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. What are Marcellus's orders from Prince Gaius?
(a) To free the Jews in Palestine.
(b) To command the garrison at Minoa.
(c) To take charge of a prison in southern Palestine.
(d) To attack the troops at Gaza.

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

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

4. In Chapter 4, who does Demetrius believe the crowd of Jews is hovering around and shouting at?
(a) He is a beggar.
(b) He is a crazy man.
(c) He is a king.
(d) He is something more important than a king.

5. What does Demetrius decide to do with Melas, only to change his mind?
(a) Hide the robe.
(b) Run away.
(c) Write letters home.
(d) Get drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Demetrius confess to Theodosia in the garden in Chapter 8?

2. Who is the deliverer the Jews are waiting for?

3. Why is Marcellus reluctant to return to Benjamin to pick up the repaired robe himself the following day?

4. What is Demetrius's state of mind as he approaches the crucifixion site?

5. How does Benjamin, the tailor, know where the robe is from just by looking at it?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Marcellus asks Paulus if he ever tries to make up one of his own gods, how does Paulus respond?

2. Why does Pontius Pilate wash his hands in a basin in view of the civilian audience of Jewish merchants?

3. When Marcellus writes a letter to Diana in Chapter 5, what does he decide to convey to her?

4. Why does Demetrius feel that showing Marcellus the robe might bring him out of his depression?

5. Why is it that Marcus's father does not believe Marcus should apologize to Gaius?

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. When Theodosia asks Demetrius if the robe is haunted, how does he answer?

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

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

10. How does Marcellus find himself comparing Jesus to Plato?

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