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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 Demetrius tell Marcellus about his new religion?
2. Who, by rumor, will be taking over the Fort at Capernaum?
3. What does Marcellus intend to do with all of the homespun goods he has and does not need?
4. What does Marcellus learn of the fate of Simon the fisherman when he finds the Christian meeting place has been locked up and the leaders arrested?
5. Why are many merchants coming to the daily suppers at the Ecclesia?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Justus tells Marcellus the story of Lydia touching Jesus's robe and being cured, why does Marcellus believe every word of it?
2. What is making the master-slave relationship between Marcellus and Demetrius more and more difficult to sustain by Chapter 11?
3. How does Simon, the big fisherman, come to know Demetrius?
4. Why does Paulus decide to let Demetrius go free in Chapter 18?
5. When Marcellus arrives at Benyosef's shop in Jerusalem, why is it that he does not find Demetrius there?
6. 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?
7. When Marcellus receives a letter from Demetrius who is in Jerusalem, what does Demetrius suggest Marcellus do once he arrives there?
8. What does Justus make of the Centurian Hortensius's insistence on purchasing Jesse's camel with bone spavin?
9. What part of Justus's personality does Marcellus see in Cana that he has not noticed before?
10. What incident results in Demetrius having to run away and leave Marcellus?
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
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 3
Describe Marcus Gallio's attitude toward slaves. Why does he choose to purchase slaves more privately than others do? Why does he sometimes pay more than he has to for his slaves?
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