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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 business keeps Barabbas in Jerusalem?
(a) He joins the potter.
(b) None.
(c) He works at the temple.
(d) He steals from the Christians.
2. What explanation did the the red-bearded man give for the crucifixion?
(a) The Master had to suffer and die for them.
(b) The Romans are out to destroy Israel.
(c) The Pharisees are trying to destroy the Christians.
(d) The Jewish people are fickle.
3. What does the red-bearded man do when he discovers that Barabbas has been eavesdropping?
(a) He stays.
(b) He yells at Barabbas.
(c) He ignores Barabbas and continues to talk to his friend.
(d) He glares at Barabbas.
4. What event does Barabbas deny seeing that the red-bearded man describes seeing on Golgotha.
(a) The frightened soldiers.
(b) The grieving mother.
(c) The halo around Jesus.
(d) The darkness that covered the hill.
5. What comment does the fat woman make that offends the girl Barabbas meets in Jerusalem?
(a) The Romans made the right decision to set Barabbas free.
(b) The Jews 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which follower of Jesus is Barabbas invited to meet?
2. How do the Christians react to Barabbas' presence?
3. When the book opens, where is Barabbas standing?
4. What does the believer that Barabbas meets in the village on the mountain tell him?
5. What answer does Barabbas receive about Christian doctrine?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Barabbas notice about the people in Jerusalem the day after the crucifixion?
2. What does Barabbas give the hare-lipped girl at the fat woman's house?
3. Why is Barabbas pleased that he did not see the resurrection?
4. How do the characters react when the hill goes dark?
5. What does the red-bearded man attribute to Barabbas's sudden interest in Jesus?
6. Describe the hare-lipped girl.
7. What does the red-bearded man claim is the point of the crucifixion?
8. To what do the characters at the fat woman's house attribute the halo Barabbas describes seeing?
9. What statement does the fat woman make that offends the hare-lipped girl?
10. What does Barabbas spend most of his time doing in Jerusalem after the resurrection morning?
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