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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melas tell Demetrius will happen to Jesus when Demetrius asks?

2. What does Marcus Gallio offer Demetrius in exchange for helping Marcellus regain his mind?

3. Who is Diana?

4. Who is in love with Marcellus?

5. Which author does Demetrius instigate a conversation about with Marcellus in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident compels Demetrius to change his mind about running away with Melas?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Zeno's master, Popygos, upset that everyone in Jerusalem is mixed up with the case of the man from Nazareth?

7. What does Marcellus at first suspect of his slave, Demetrius, when Marcellus and his father are speaking in private and then open the door to the atrium?

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

9. Why is Marcellus's being sent to a post in Minoa considered to be a form of exile for him?

10. In Chapter 1, Marcus asks Lucia why she is being so unusually considerate of the new twin slaves, Helen and Nesta. What is Lucia's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 21, the emperor forces Marcellus to leave Capri at once, telling him he is a fool. What does Tiberius have planned for Marcellus? Why would he not have him arrested for treason? Is it in Tiberius's interest to have Diana married off to Gaius instead of Marcellus?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Marcellus's and Justus's views on the acts Jesus is known for doing: turning water into wine, giving Miriam the great gift of singing, Jonathan having his foot healed, Lydia being healed of a longstanding disease and Jesus having a storm obey his command to stop.

Essay Topic 3

While speaking with Marcus Gallio in Chapter 10, Emperor Tiberius begins to rant about the empire's administration in Jerusalem and Herod, the prefect. Discuss Tiberius's feelings towards Pontius Pilate and Herod. What does the world think of the Roman Empire according to Tiberius?

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