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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 happens to Pilate after the crucifixion?

2. On their way to Cana, what surprise does Justus tell Marcellus he has for him there?

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

4. What is the Ecclesia?

5. What does Stephanos do when Marcellus lets him see and touch the robe in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Miriam encourage Justus to tell Marcellus everything about Jesus?

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

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

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

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

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

7. After Marcellus tells his father of his experiences concerning Jesus, what does the senator advise him to do about it with Tiberius?

8. When Marcellus receives a letter from Demetrius who is in Jerusalem, what does Demetrius suggest Marcellus do once he arrives there?

9. When Justus tells Marcellus the story of Lydia touching Jesus's robe and being cured, why does Marcellus believe every word of it?

10. What is making the master-slave relationship between Marcellus and Demetrius more and more difficult to sustain by Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The most dangerous implement a man can use for the repair of a damaged relationship is an abject apology." Explain the meaning of this statement made by Marcus Gallio. Do you agree with this statement? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When Demetrius writes his first letter to Marcellus once he has reached Jerusalem, why does he make note of the sign of a fish he finds in different locations? What importance and meaning does this drawing have to both men? How will Marcellus make use of this information?

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