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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Barabbas believe that the man on the cross is the Messiah?
(a) Because Barabbas is too cynical.
(b) Because the man didn't save himself.
(c) Because Barabbas dislikes the Jews.
(d) Because Barabbas knows he is guilty.

2. During his first night after arriving in Jerusalem, what does Barabbas think about as he lies on his sleeping mat?
(a) The man on the cross and the darkness on the hill.
(b) The fat woman.
(c) His father.
(d) The girl and the child.

3. Why were the Jewish people given the opportunity to pardon one prisoner's death sentence?
(a) They were being rewarded by the Roman government.
(b) The Romans always pardoned one prisioner each month.
(c) The priests paid the Romans for one prisioner each year.
(d) It is a tradition during the Passover holiday.

4. What comment does the fat woman make that offends the girl Barabbas meets in Jerusalem?
(a) The Jews made the right decision to set Barabbas free.
(b) The Romans made the right decision to set Barabbas free.
(c) It doesn't matter who was crucified, as long as Barabbas was saved.
(d) Barabbas should have been crucified.

5. At the end of the evening, who is left with the Fat Woman?
(a) Everyone stays the night.
(b) The girl.
(c) The other women.
(d) Barabbas

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do after returning from their brief excursions?

2. What observation does Barabbas make about the conviction of man on the cross?

3. While in the Fat Woman's house in Jerusalem, where do the men occasionally go?

4. What does Barabbas give the girl he meets in Jerusalem?

5. What does the woman at the Fat Woman's house say about the man on the cross?

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