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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. How does Paulus address Marcellus for the first time in Chapter 6?
2. When Demetrius shows Marcellus the Robe, how does Marcellus react?
3. What is the Sanhedrin?
4. What does Ino do that meets with Dion's and Marcellus's disapproval in Chapter 8?
5. Who is in love with Marcellus?
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 is Lucia so upset when Marcellus tells her that he laughed at Prince Gaius and his son at the previous night's banquet?
3. 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?
4. When Lucia tells her friend, Diana, that Demetrius gave her a ring before he left with Marcellus, how does Diana react?
5. 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?
6. Why does Benjamin question Demetrius so intently about Jesus in Chapter 9?
7. How does Marcellus find himself comparing Jesus to Plato?
8. What conclusion does Marcellus arrive at when he reflects seriously on the nature of the Robe in Chapter 9?
9. What is Marcus Gallio's attitude toward the acquisition of slaves?
10. What is Marcellus's condition when Demetrius returns home with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Benjamin, the weaver, questions both Demetrius and Marcellus about the last days of Jesus, what is so important to him about it? What bewilders Marcellus the most the man's reactions to his answers? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Marcus Gallio's attitude toward slaves. Why does he choose to purchase slaves more privately than others do? Why does he sometimes pay more than he has to for his slaves?
Essay Topic 3
Paulus is amazed with Marcellus's involvement with the followers of Jesus. They converse about the stories of Jesus performing miracles and whether or not Marcellus believes in any of it. Is Paulus's respect and admiration for Marcellus changing? What, if anything, in Paulus's words to Marcellus indicate a change in his estimation of the man? Can Paulus possibly be converted to seeing things from Marcellus's point of view?
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