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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Barabbas feel he has a stronger bond with Jesus than the Christians?
(a) Because they share the same birthday.
(b) Because Barabbas sees Jesus for who he really is.
(c) Because Jesus literally died in his place on the cross.
(d) Because Jesus was a loner, like himself.

2. What does the hare-lipped girl believe will happen once the third day after the crucifixion has passed?
(a) The emperor will die.
(b) The world will be destroyed.
(c) The sick will be healed and the hungry will be fed.
(d) The Roman Empire will fall.

3. As Barabbas walks around town the day after the crucifixion, what does he notice?
(a) Some people are staring at him.
(b) The sun is dimmer.
(c) The market is unusually quiet.
(d) The hare-lipped girl.

4. What does Barabbas do after he leaves the tomb?
(a) Returns to the city with the hare-lipped girl.
(b) Rejoins his band of thieves.
(c) Wanders through the desert.
(d) Goes to the temple alone.

5. How does Barabbas refer to the girl he meets in Jerusalem?
(a) The girl of his dream.
(b) The girl with the hare-lip.
(c) The girl.
(d) The girl in Jerusalem.

6. What do the men do after returning from their brief excursions?
(a) Greet Barabbas.
(b) Eat and talk more.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Wash their hands.

7. What does Barabbas notice about the tomb when the sun rises?
(a) It is empty.
(b) It is glowing.
(c) It seems normal.
(d) It shines.

8. When does the red-bearded man believe that the Master will return?
(a) On the third day.
(b) Never.
(c) The next day.
(d) At the end of time.

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

10. What business keeps Barabbas in Jerusalem?
(a) He joins the potter.
(b) He steals from the Christians.
(c) He works at the temple.
(d) None.

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

12. What does the believer that Barabbas meets in the village on the mountain tell him?
(a) He had been dead and was raised to be a witness for Jesus.
(b) Barabbas is a fool for not believing that Jesus is the Son of God.
(c) He wishes he were still dead.
(d) He does not remember his experience.

13. Whom does Barabbas see near his hiding place?
(a) Two Roman soldiers.
(b) Angels.
(c) The red-bearded man.
(d) The hare-lipped girl.

14. What does the hare-lipped girl do after the red-beaded man speaks to the Christians?
(a) She leaves the building in tears.
(b) She speaks to Barabbas.
(c) She speaks to the believers.
(d) She clears the dishes.

15. Which follower of Jesus is Barabbas invited to meet?
(a) A man whom Jesus raised from the dead.
(b) Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus.
(c) Mary, the mother of Jesus.
(d) The apostle Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the believers react to the hare-lipped girl after the red-bearded man spoke to them?

2. What did Jesus tell the hare-lipped girl she would do?

3. When the book opens, where is Barabbas standing?

4. How does Barabbas react to the physical appearance of the believer he meets in the village on the mountain?

5. Why doesn't Barabbas believe Jesus is the Son of God?

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