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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 Demetrius discover that Paulus is the new legate of Capernaum?
2. What does Demetrius do to Tribune Quintus Lucian?
3. What is disturbing about Diana's scroll to Marcellus in Chapter 11?
4. According to Justus, how do Jews express themselves since they neither carve nor draw?
5. What does Tiberius tell Marcellus he must choose between?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is it that Marcipor does not want to let Marcellus know about his turn to Christianity at this point?
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. When Justus tells Marcellus the story of Lydia touching Jesus's robe and being cured, why does Marcellus believe every word of it?
4. What does Marcellus do to try and find out from Justus why Miriam's disposition improves so suddenly?
5. What part of Justus's personality does Marcellus see in Cana that he has not noticed before?
6. Why does Jonathan give up his donkey to Thomas?
7. Why does Paulus tell Marcellus that he would be wise to leave for Joppa and make his way back to Rome?
8. What does Justus make of the Centurian Hortensius's insistence on purchasing Jesse's camel with bone spavin?
9. When Marcellus asks Demetrius about his experiences with Christians in Jerusalem in Chapter 19, why does he seem to arguing with him and interrogating him?
10. Why does Justus believe he has betrayed his people at the end of Chapter 17?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
"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 3
On the road to Jerusalem, Demetrius sees the Galilean, Jesus, for the first time. How is Demetrius affected by the sight of Jesus? How are those around Jesus responding to him? What is different about Demetrius's response? What does Demetrius have in common with Jesus? Explain why they both have this emotion in common.
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