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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Christians react to Barabbas' presence?
(a) They appear indifferent to his presence.
(b) They angrily cast him out of the assembly.
(c) They are uncomfortable around him.
(d) They cheerfully weclome him into their homes.

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

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

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

5. Whom does the red-bearded man and his group believe that the crucified man is?
(a) A great healer.
(b) A misunderstood carpenter.
(c) The Son of Man and the Son of God.
(d) The Great Prophet.

6. What does Barabbas give the girl he meets in Jerusalem?
(a) A letter.
(b) Most of his meal.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A kiss.

7. As he lies on his sleeping mat, what conclusion does Barabbas come to about the things he saw on Golgotha?
(a) The fat woman was right about the man on the cross.
(b) That what he saw is real, but he has no explanation for what he saw.
(c) That he imagined all the unusual events he experienced.
(d) The Romans are evil and should all be destroyed.

8. After Barabbas returns to the believers after his visit to the village on the mountain, what does he tell the believers?
(a) Jesus had no right to raise the believer from the dead.
(b) The man on the mountain is posessed.
(c) Jesus did the right thing, but that doesn't make him the Son of God.
(d) The man on the mountain is insane.

9. What answer does Barabbas receive about Christian doctrine?
(a) Love each other.
(b) Pray without ceasing.
(c) Serve well.
(d) Do good.

10. To what do Barabbas's friends attribute the unusual events Barabbas saw while at Golgotha?
(a) God's intervention in the crucifixion.
(b) His eyes adjusting to daylight after having been in the dungeon.
(c) His mental state after enduring the ordeal of the trial.
(d) His emotional state after experiencing such a brutal crucifixion.

11. What did the hare-lipped girl not ask Jesus to do for her?
(a) Make her wealthy.
(b) Feed her.
(c) Make Barabbas love her.
(d) Heal her deformed lip.

12. How did the believers react to the hare-lipped girl after the red-bearded man spoke to them?
(a) They applaud.
(b) They ignore her presence.
(c) They argue with her.
(d) They appear to be embarrassed for her.

13. What did the hare-lipped girl see at the tomb?
(a) Two Roman soldiers.
(b) The red-bearded man.
(c) Barabbas.
(d) An angel.

14. What observation does Barabbas make about the conviction of man on the cross?
(a) The Romans are unfair.
(b) It's a shame that an innocent man had to die.
(c) The Jews were screaming for his blood, so he must have been guilty.
(d) It's obvious that he is innocent of any crime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the believer describe the "realm of the dead"?

2. What does Barabbas look like?

3. What does the hare-lipped girl do after the red-beaded man speaks to the Christians?

4. Whom does Barabbas continue to seek out while he stays in Jerusalem?

5. When does the red-bearded man believe that the Master will return?

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