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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author say was not a robber?
(a) Barabbas.
(b) James the Just.
(c) Pilate.
(d) Judas.

2. What is the title of Part Six?
(a) The Dogs Beneath the Cross.
(b) Days of Yore.
(c) Presents Sent to Deprave.
(d) How Many Years Was Easter Sunday.

3. What does the author say he is searching once again in Chapter Six?
(a) The scriptures.
(b) The darkness.
(c) The light.
(d) Homer's poems.

4. What does one Biblical story say that Jesus cast out of human beings?
(a) Demons.
(b) Little people.
(c) Devils.
(d) Animal spirits.

5. Which festival was Barabbas' release meant to honor?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Mass.
(c) Passover.
(d) Thanksgiving.

6. What does the author say the New Testament was trying to echo?
(a) Greek philosophy.
(b) Old Testament prophecies.
(c) Greek plays.
(d) Roman law.

7. What does the author state was different about Jesus and his beliefs about the Kingdom of God?
(a) He did not believe them.
(b) He believed them.
(c) He could convince powerful people of the validity of his claims.
(d) He acted upon them.

8. What other disease does the author say attracted negative attention to its victims?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Measles.
(c) Small pox.
(d) Consumption.

9. What does the author say defined the actions and intentions of anyone who helped write the New Testament?
(a) Faith.
(b) Roman law.
(c) Mental instability.
(d) Mythology.

10. Who does the author call an ordinary second-rank Roman governor?
(a) Pontius Pilate.
(b) Michael Corleone.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Gianluca Barrabbas.

11. Who would eat the remains of a man left on a cross?
(a) Birds and dogs.
(b) Lions and tigers.
(c) The upper-class Romans.
(d) The poor.

12. Complete the following sentence: "extended to others as both challenge and ..."
(a) Empowerment.
(b) Myth.
(c) Fallacy.
(d) Encouragement.

13. What does the author say must be present for oppressed groups to revolt?
(a) A weak government.
(b) Hatred of authority.
(c) Strong family structure.
(d) Great desperation.

14. What disease of contemporary society does the author talk about in this section?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Measles.
(d) AIDS.

15. What is the title of the epilogue?
(a) From Jesus to Christ.
(b) Rites of Way.
(c) Wear Thou Sandal and Run.
(d) Implementing a Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the unnamed woman from?

2. Complete the following title: "The Dogs Beneath the... "

3. Who do most scholars think is the woman of Bethany?

4. Complete the following sentence: "careful to distinguish between the rich and the poor, the powerful and the powerless... the aristocrat and the..."

5. What feast does the author talk about in Part Six?

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