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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 does Marcellus intend to do with all of the homespun goods he has and does not need?
(a) Throw them away.
(b) Bring them to a temple.
(c) Distribute them to the poor.
(d) Give them to Miriam.

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

3. How does Demetrius discover that Paulus is the new legate of Capernaum?
(a) He reads about it.
(b) His cellmate tells him so.
(c) Marcellus has sent him word.
(d) He sees Paulus on the road.

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

5. What does Demetrius tell the emperor when asked what his favorite weapon is?
(a) The truth.
(b) A broadsword.
(c) A dagger.
(d) His fists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the group Simon called together for a daily supper been doing?

2. Who does Justus believe would be a good person for Marcellus to speak to about Jesus?

3. Why are many merchants coming to the daily suppers at the Ecclesia?

4. What happens to Pilate after the crucifixion?

5. What does Jesse sell to the Centurian named Hortensius?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Miriam encourage Justus to tell Marcellus everything about Jesus?

3. Why is it that Marcipor does not want to let Marcellus know about his turn to Christianity at this point?

4. Why does Jesus refer to Bartholomew as Nathanael?

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

6. What part of Justus's personality does Marcellus see in Cana that he has not noticed before?

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

8. Why does Justus believe he has betrayed his people at the end of Chapter 17?

9. Why has it never occurred to Marcellus that being a Roman citizen would ever be an inconvenience?

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

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