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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. Who is Dodinius?

2. What does Marcellus intend to do with all of the homespun goods he has and does not need?

3. What does Stephanos do when Marcellus lets him see and touch the robe in Chapter 19?

4. Why is Celia furious with Gaius?

5. What has the group Simon called together for a daily supper been doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Marcellus do to try and find out from Justus why Miriam's disposition improves so suddenly?

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

Paulus is amazed with Marcellus's involvement with the followers of Jesus. They converse about the stories of Jesus performing miracles and whether or not Marcellus believes in any of it. Is Paulus's respect and admiration for Marcellus changing? What, if anything, in Paulus's words to Marcellus indicate a change in his estimation of the man? Can Paulus possibly be converted to seeing things from Marcellus's point of view?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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