Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

John Dominic Crossan
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Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the following title: "One Like a Son of..."
(a) Jesus.
(b) John.
(c) Man.
(d) God.

2. What is the title of the first chapter?
(a) Born in a Cow Shed.
(b) The Birth of a Messiah.
(c) Godlike Reason.
(d) A Tale of Two Gods.

3. Who ruled during basileia?
(a) The Greco-Romans.
(b) The Celts.
(c) The Vikings.
(d) The Romans.

4. Which of the following did Jesus not see as an oppressing force?
(a) Family structure.
(b) Love and marriage.
(c) Status.
(d) Economic structure.

5. What is the name of the first vector?
(a) Hybrid sociology.
(b) Cultural-leanings of the third kind.
(c) Cross-cultural anthropology.
(d) Historical fact.

6. What is the English translation of the German word quelle?
(a) Prehistoric.
(b) Religion.
(c) Pity.
(d) Source.

7. Where did Jesus say men in soft clothing lived?
(a) Underground.
(b) Castles.
(c) Palaces.
(d) Sheds.

8. What does the author say Jesus' use of the word poor more accurately translates into?
(a) Destitute.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Impoverished.

9. Who did Josephus defend to Nero in 64 C.E.?
(a) Jesus.
(b) His brother Jacob.
(c) Priests.
(d) John the Baptist.

10. What aristocratic Jewish historian does the author draw on to examine the Greco-Roman period?
(a) Simon.
(b) Josephus.
(c) Circero.
(d) Augustus.

11. What country did Gnaeaus Julius Agricola govern between 77 and 84 C.E.?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Norway.
(d) Britain.

12. Who helped Moses lead the Israelites out of the desert?
(a) Joshua.
(b) David.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Abraham.

13. Why did Herod have a grudge against John the Baptist?
(a) He told him it was wrong to keep slaves.
(b) He told him it was wrong to have his brother's wife.
(c) He told him he was a boring, humorless man.
(d) He told him his family descended from the lower classes.

14. In which river did John baptize Jesus?
(a) The Suez.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Jordan.

15. Where did the Pharoah order their soldiers to throw the Israelites' babies?
(a) In the snake pit.
(b) In the sea.
(c) In the lion caves.
(d) In the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the barren couple in Genesis?

2. Complete the following title: "From Fasting to..."

3. What sea does the author describe as cruel and beautiful?

4. How did people view mustard during the time of Jesus?

5. What is the title of the first act of the book of remembrances?

(see the answer keys)

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