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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 makes Demetrius feel less lonely in Chapter 6?

2. Why is Marcellus so welcome at the House of Eupolis in Athens?

3. Why does Tiberius rescind his offer to make Marcellus commander of the villa guard after hearing Marcus' story in Chapter 10?

4. What does Demetrius confess to Theodosia in the garden in Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Theodosia asks Demetrius if the robe is haunted, how does he answer?

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

5. What does Demetrius tell Marcellus about his belief in the gods?

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

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

8. 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?

9. What is Marcellus's condition when Demetrius returns home with him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the manner in which Marcellus has come to change by the end of Chapter 7. What has brought about this change? What might Marcellus main emotion be in order to summarize his new frame of mind?

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