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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 position does Tiberius decide Marcellus is best suited for?

2. Why is Marcellus reluctant to return to Benjamin to pick up the repaired robe himself the following day?

3. What does Theodosia make of Marcellus no longer being in a state of great exaltation after touching the robe?

4. What does Prince Gaius attempt to do to Lucia at the palace on Capri?

5. What is Demetrius's emotion when he realizes his master is winning the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pontius Pilate wash his hands in a basin in view of the civilian audience of Jewish merchants?

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

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

4. When Marcellus tells Demetrius to give him the robe during the banquet at the Insula, why does Demetrius hesitate?

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

6. When Lucia tells her friend, Diana, that Demetrius gave her a ring before he left with Marcellus, how does Diana react?

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

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

9. Why is Lucia so upset when Marcellus tells her that he laughed at Prince Gaius and his son at the previous night's banquet?

10. When Marcellus writes a letter to Diana in Chapter 5, what does he decide to convey to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Marcellus's feelings about the robe from when he first sees it until the end of Chapter 8, when it miraculously seems to cure him of his depression. What has changed?

Essay Topic 2

When Marcellus proclaims that he is a Christian when speaking with Demetrius after Stephanos's stoning, Demetrius ponders that Marcellus declares this with more pride than he ever put into a declaration stating his Roman ancestry. Compare and contrast Marcellus's Roman and Christian affiliations.

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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