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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. When Jesus calls to say hello to Bartholomew in Capernaum, what name does he call him by?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Nathanael.
(c) Peter.
(d) Simon.

2. With whom does Demetrius find work and a place to live in Jerusalem?
(a) Barsabas.
(b) Stephanos.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Benyosef.

3. What happens when Stephanos speaks to a crowd of priests and well-dressed men from the business district?
(a) The Roman soldiers arrest Stephanos for inciting a riot.
(b) They stone Stephanos to death.
(c) The crowd heckles Stephanos and leaves.
(d) Stephanos begins to convert many.

4. What does Jesus do when he and his followers are on a boat and a huge storm comes to threaten their lives?
(a) He helps the men bail out water.
(b) He tells the storm to be still, and it stops.
(c) He sleeps until the storm is over.
(d) He steers the boat to safety.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marcellus rhetorically asks Miriam what constitutes freedom, what does she answer?

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

3. Why does Demetrius get into a brawl with a Syrian slave while he is in jail?

4. How does Marcellus react to seeing and hearing Miriam sing?

5. What act of charity does Jonathan perform?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Celia, Quintus' wife, beside herself with anxiety and jealousy concerning Prince Gaius?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Simon, the big fisherman, come to know Demetrius?

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

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