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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. Complete the following sentence: "for the faith that was there before, despite, or even because of..."
(a) Jesus' death.
(b) Mark's mistake.
(c) Judas' betrayal.
(d) Peter's promotion.

2. What does the author say the early Christian community was not immune to?
(a) Politics.
(b) Murder.
(c) Law.
(d) Hate crimes.

3. Who do most scholars think is the woman of Bethany?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Petra Pilate.
(c) Sarah Janus.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

4. What feast does the author talk about in Part Six?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Harvest.
(c) Passover.
(d) Thanksgiving.

5. Complete the following title: "The Race to the..."
(a) Cross.
(b) Cotton Fields.
(c) Prize.
(d) Empty Tomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first idea that the author challenges about Jesus in this section?

2. What does the author say Jesus was trying to break down?

3. Why does the author claim Jesus' followers developed stories about what happened to Jesus' body?

4. What does the author say the New Testament was trying to echo?

5. Where was the unnamed woman from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jesus' followers reinterpret history to suit their own purposes?

2. What does the author say about Barabbas in this section?

3. In what way does the author think Jesus trod a fine line between the passive and direct forms of confrontation?

4. In what way could Christians have a problem with the author factualizing the crucifixion?

5. What was Jesus' opinion of Bethany?

6. Why does the author think Jesus' followers developed stories about what happened to Jesus' body?

7. What influence does the author suggest that the Cynics had on Jesus' teachings?

8. What does the author say about Pontius Pilate?

9. What effect did the patrron/client relationship have on Greco-Roman society?

10. In what way does the author think Jesus challenged society by touching the leper?

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