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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Gallio household react to Marcellus's return from Jerusalem in Chapter 20?

3. What does Paulus apologize to Marcellus about in Chapter 18?

4. On the night Jesus is on trial, what does his disciple Simon do that makes him sick with remorse?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Justus explain to Marcellus Jesus's idea of people giving things away without worrying about providing for their own dependents?

2. Why does Paulus tell Marcellus that he would be wise to leave for Joppa and make his way back to Rome?

3. What incident results in Demetrius having to run away and leave Marcellus?

4. When Marcellus arrives at Benyosef's shop in Jerusalem, why is it that he does not find Demetrius there?

5. What does Justus make of the Centurian Hortensius's insistence on purchasing Jesse's camel with bone spavin?

6. After Marcellus tells his father of his experiences concerning Jesus, what does the senator advise him to do about it with Tiberius?

7. Why does Jesus refer to Bartholomew as Nathanael?

8. When Simon Peter and Marcellus meet on the grassy knoll, what wrongdoings do they admit to one another that they need to repent for?

9. When Justus tells Marcellus the story of Lydia touching Jesus's robe and being cured, why does Marcellus believe every word of it?

10. Why does Jonathan give up his donkey to Thomas?

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