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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 do Matthew and Luke both agree on in their testaments?
(a) Jesus walking upon water.
(b) Jesus rising from the dead.
(c) Jesus escaped to Egypt.
(d) The virginial conception of Jesus.

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

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

4. What concept does the quote talk about at the beginning of this section?
(a) Aenos.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Aesops.
(d) Basileia.

5. Who did John the Baptist call the Lamb of God?
(a) Luke.
(b) Mark.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does the author use to describe John the Baptist's style of preaching?

2. Complete the following title: "One Like a Son of..."

3. What power lines does the author say Jesus wanted to break down?

4. Who was prefect of Judea at the time of Jesus' death?

5. Why does the author think the Christians are uneasy with the idea that John baptized Jesus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author state there is a need to search for the historical Jesus?

2. Why does the author think that people have interpreted Jesus as being as messianic and apocalyptic as John the Baptist?

3. What does the quote at the beginning of this section comment on?

4. What does the author think Jesus meant by poor?

5. What did Jesus teach about the breakup of the family?

6. What comparisons does the author draw between Luke and Matthew's gospels?

7. Summarize the two quotes that open this chapter.

8. How does the author describe the class structure during Roman times?

9. What influence does the author say he hopes his book has on Christian research?

10. What does the author say are his intentions in this book?

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