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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. Why does Marcellus tell Paulus that he will be going to Jerusalem in Chapter 18?

2. What does Demetrius tell the emperor when asked what his favorite weapon is?

3. How does Marcellus react to Justus's realization that he and Demetrius both know Benjamin?

4. When Justus tells Marcellus about his grandson's foot having healed, what is implied in his avoidance of Marcellus's questions about it?

5. What does Paulus apologize to Marcellus about in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Paulus decide to let Demetrius go free in Chapter 18?

3. Why is Celia, Quintus' wife, beside herself with anxiety and jealousy concerning Prince Gaius?

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

5. What does Justus make of the Centurian Hortensius's insistence on purchasing Jesse's camel with bone spavin?

6. How does Demetrius compare the ways in which the Roman emperors get armies to give up their lives to the ways in which Jesus commands loyalty?

7. Why has it never occurred to Marcellus that being a Roman citizen would ever be an inconvenience?

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

9. Why does Paulus tell Marcellus that he would be wise to leave for Joppa and make his way back to Rome?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marcellus is ordered to command the fort in Minoa. What are Marcellus's tactics for taking command of the fort? What obstacles must he overcome in order to assert his authority?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Marcellus has a great effect on the people in Arpino where he works for a while as a scrivener for a wealthy man. How is Marcellus able to insinuate into these people's lives and hold sway over them? What accounts for his good cheer when he has lost his love, his family and his station in life?

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