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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Barabbas deny seeing that the red-bearded man describes seeing on Golgotha.
(a) The frightened soldiers.
(b) The darkness that covered the hill.
(c) The halo around Jesus.
(d) The grieving mother.

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

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

4. What does the believer that Barabbas meets in the village on the mountain look like?
(a) Parched skin and lack-luster eyes.
(b) Unusually cheerful and attractive.
(c) Robust and healthy.
(d) Like any normal man.

5. 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) He wishes he were still dead.
(c) Barabbas is a fool for not believing that Jesus is the Son of God.
(d) He does not remember his experience.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Barabbas when the man on the cross was arrested?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Barabbas feel he has a stronger bond with Jesus than the Christians?

2. What does the red-bearded man confess to Barabbas?

3. What does Barabbas spend most of his time doing in Jerusalem after the resurrection morning?

4. Describe the man that Barabbas meets who was resurrected from the dead.

5. How do the characters react when the hill goes dark?

6. What does Barabbas tell the Christian when questioned about his visit to the resurrected man?

7. What does the red-bearded man claim is the point of the crucifixion?

8. Describe the hare-lipped girl's meeting with Jesus.

9. To what does the fat woman attribute Barabbas's odd behavior?

10. Why doesn't Barabbas believe that Jesus could be the Son of God?

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