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

2. What act of charity does Jonathan perform?

3. With whom does Demetrius find work and a place to live in Jerusalem?

4. How does Demetrius discover that Paulus is the new legate of Capernaum?

5. What does Miriam want Justus to tell Marcellus in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Jesus refer to Bartholomew as Nathanael?

6. Why is it that Marcipor does not want to let Marcellus know about his turn to Christianity at this point?

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

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

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

10. When Marcellus arrives at Benyosef's shop in Jerusalem, why is it that he does not find Demetrius there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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