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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 does Marcellus intend to do with all of the homespun goods he has and does not need?
2. Why does Demetrius get into a brawl with a Syrian slave while he is in jail?
3. Why does Simon want Christians to sell their property and bring the proceeds to the Ecclesia?
4. Who guides Marcellus into the provinces north of Jerusalem, ostensibly to purchase homespun?
5. What language are Demetrius and Marcello practicing at the beginning of Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Paulus decide to let Demetrius go free in Chapter 18?
2. After Marcellus tells his father of his experiences concerning Jesus, what does the senator advise him to do about it with Tiberius?
3. What makes Miriam encourage Justus to tell Marcellus everything about Jesus?
4. When Justus tells Marcellus a story about a wealthy nobleman who followed Jesus around and wondered how he could get what Jesus has, what does the man discover he must do?
5. When Simon Peter and Marcellus meet on the grassy knoll, what wrongdoings do they admit to one another that they need to repent for?
6. Why does Jonathan give up his donkey to Thomas?
7. What incident results in Demetrius having to run away and leave Marcellus?
8. Why is Celia, Quintus' wife, beside herself with anxiety and jealousy concerning Prince Gaius?
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 asks Demetrius about his experiences with Christians in Jerusalem in Chapter 19, why does he seem to arguing with him and interrogating him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Compare and contrast Marcellus's and Justus's views on the acts Jesus is known for doing: turning water into wine, giving Miriam the great gift of singing, Jonathan having his foot healed, Lydia being healed of a longstanding disease and Jesus having a storm obey his command to stop.
Essay Topic 3
When Marcellus has his audience with Tiberius, Demetrius is sent to fetch the robe. Why does Marcellus rise, take the robe from Demetrius and offer it to the emperor? What does Marcellus hope to accomplish? What does the emperor seem so afraid of?
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