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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Barabbas normally avoid Golgotha?
(a) It is far out of his way.
(b) He feels it is an unclean place of death.
(c) He knows he will hang there one day.
(d) His father was crucified on Golgotha.

2. What explanation did the red-bearded man give for Barabbas's interest in the crucified man?
(a) The crucified man had called Barabbas to follow him.
(b) Barabbas is seeking a father figure.
(c) Barabbas is reacting out of guilt.
(d) Barabbas needs a spiritual leader.

3. What do the believers begin to call Barabbas after he returns from his visit to the village on the mountain?
(a) Barabbas the doubter.
(b) Barabbas the blessed.
(c) Barabbas the thief.
(d) Barabbas the acquitted.

4. What does Barabbas note about the thief who was executed next to the man on the cross?
(a) That he deserved to die.
(b) He was a lazy thief.
(c) He had been a good thief.
(d) He was unlucky.

5. What did Barabbas find in the low-vaulted room?
(a) The remains of a shroud.
(b) A box.
(c) The fat woman.
(d) A gathering of Christians.

6. What does Barabbas share with the believer he meets in the village on the mountain?
(a) A drink.
(b) A walk.
(c) A meal.
(d) A secret.

7. 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.

8. What does the believer find odd about Barabbas's question?
(a) He is surprised at Barabbas's unbelief.
(b) No one else has ever asked him about the "realm of the dead."
(c) No one else has argued with him about heaven.
(d) No one else has ever commented on his appearance.

9. Why does Barabbas feel uncomfortable with the group?
(a) He is the only man in the group.
(b) He wishes to steal, but cannot.
(c) He is not one of the group.
(d) They stare angrily at him.

10. What did Jesus tell the hare-lipped girl she would do?
(a) Bear witness for him.
(b) Become famous.
(c) Become whole.
(d) Tell the Pharisees about him.

11. What warning does the red-beaded man give the believers?
(a) The blind man is a Roman spy.
(b) They might soon be persecuted.
(c) The Romans demand bribes.
(d) Barabbas is a Roman spy.

12. Why doesn't Barabbas believe Jesus is the Son of God?
(a) He feels that God would not bother with unclean humanity.
(b) He does not believe in miracles.
(c) He saw Jesus, and he looked like a man, not a god.
(d) He feels the son of God would not have allowed himself to die.

13. What does Barabbas notice about the man carrying the cross as the man prepares to go up the hill?
(a) The crowd is pushing him along.
(b) He seems calm.
(c) He has a halo of light about him.
(d) He looks at Barabbas.

14. What event causes the soldiers near the cross to jump to their feet and grab their weapons?
(a) Thunder roars and lightening begins to flash.
(b) The hill goes dark.
(c) The crowd presses too close.
(d) They see Barabbas.

15. What does Barabbas ask the girl he meets in Jerusalem?
(a) Where she has been.
(b) Where the child is.
(c) If she has received news from Gilgal.
(d) If she saw the darkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation did the the red-bearded man give for the crucifixion?

2. Towards the end of his conversation with Barabbas, what does the passing group of men tell the red-beaded man?

3. What event does Barabbas accuse the red-bearded man of falsifying?

4. What does the hare-lipped girl believe will happen on the third day after the crucifixion?

5. As he lies on his sleeping mat, what conclusion does Barabbas come to about the things he saw on Golgotha?

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