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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 that he cannot be forgiven for his sins?
(a) Because he doesn't believe in God.
(b) Because he hasn't paid for them.
(c) Because he was born a thief and a murderer.
(d) Because he doesn't believe in sin.

2. When the book opens, where is Barabbas standing?
(a) In front of the governor.
(b) Near the cross.
(c) In the marketplace.
(d) At the bottom of the hill.

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

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

5. What does Barabbas think has happened to Jesus' body?
(a) The body was never actually in the tomb.
(b) Jesus has risen from the dead.
(c) Jesus' followers have taken the body away in the night.
(d) The Roman soldiers removed his body the night before.

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

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

8. Who greets Barabbas and the girl as they walk down the streets of Jerusalem?
(a) The child.
(b) His father.
(c) His friends.
(d) His mother.

9. Where is Barabbas hidden just before sunrise on the third day after the crucifixion?
(a) In a nearby cave.
(b) Behind the low-vaulted room.
(c) Near the tomb.
(d) Near the temple.

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

11. What opinion does Barabbas give the red-bearded man about his feeling of guilt?
(a) He should give the temple as much money as he can.
(b) His sin is too horrible to forgive.
(c) He should offer a sacrifice to God.
(d) His action could be forgiven.

12. How well does Barabbas sleep during his first night after arriving in Jerusalem?
(a) He sleeps for an hour, then suddenly awakes.
(b) He tosses and turns before eventually falling asleep.
(c) He is unable to sleep.
(d) He immediately falls into a drunken slumber.

13. What do Barabbas and the red-bearded man discuss?
(a) His relationship with the hare-lipped girl.
(b) The crucified man and his ministry.
(c) The odd weather.
(d) The unusual quiet of the marketplace.

14. What event takes place in the low-vaulted room?
(a) A large, boisterous party.
(b) A prayer meeting.
(c) An execution.
(d) A trial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the believers begin to call Barabbas after he returns from his visit to the village on the mountain?

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

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

4. What does Barabbas notice about the woman he believes is the mother of the man on the cross?

5. How do the Christians react to Barabbas' presence?

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