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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 type of work do Barabbas and Sahak perform above ground?
(a) They carry grain into the storehouse.
(b) They work in the potter's shop.
(c) They are harnessed together to pull a plow.
(d) They pull sleds of logs.

2. Why does the overseer first whip Sahak?
(a) Because he stopsworking to listen to Barabbas.
(b) Because he is talking while he works.
(c) Because he trips and overturns the cart.
(d) Because he is a Christian.

3. What does Sahak inscribe on the back of Barabbas' slave medallion?
(a) A cross.
(b) Symbols that represent Jesus' name.
(c) A dove.
(d) Barabbas's name, written in Hebrew.

4. Who is the "great prophet" that Sahak refers to?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Ra.
(c) John.
(d) Mohammed.

5. Where do Barabbas and Sahak sleep at night?
(a) Beside the smelting pit.
(b) Underground, in the mine.
(c) In the cave, near the mill.
(d) On low planks of wood outside the mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barabbas do the night after the stoning?

2. Why are Barabbas and Sahak called to the Roman governor's palace?

3. What was significant about Eliahu's attack on Barabbas?

4. What does Barabbas think about as he carries the hare-lipped girl's body?

5. What happens to Sahak when he refuses to renounce his faith before the governor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Sahak and Barabbas end up standing trial in front of the governor?

2. Describe the hare-lipped girl's burial.

3. To what do the thieves attribute Barabbas's odd behavior?

4. What heresy does the blind man accuse the hare-lipped girl of spreading?

5. What is Eliahu's relationship to Barabbas?

6. What explanation does Sahak give the governor for the inscription on the back of his medallion?

7. What is Barabbas reaction to the true believer's action during the stoning?

8. Describe the one-eyed man.

9. What explanation does Barabbas give the governor for the inscription on the back of his medallion?

10. Why does Sahak refuse to the leave the mines without Barabbas?

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