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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Who He Was: Chapter 2, Birth: The Visited Planet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "gospel" mean?
(a) God's spell.
(b) Book of rules.
(c) Good News.
(d) Good Riddance.

2. What is the outcome of a betrothed woman committing adultery in Jesus's day?
(a) It was not a problem.
(b) No communion for a month.
(c) Death by stoning.
(d) Sent to Egypt.

3. According to Yancey, what is the primary emotion in most religions when one approaches God?
(a) Fear.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Anger.

4. When does Yancey first get acquainted with Jesus?
(a) Theological Seminary.
(b) Army chapel services.
(c) Sunday school.
(d) College.

5. Who writes For the Time Being?
(a) W. H. Auden.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Apostle Paul.
(d) Mariamne Herod.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries the granddaughter of Augustus Caesar?

2. Who are the 'Jesus freaks' referred to in Chapter 1?

3. How many Jews live in the Roman Empire in the first century?

4. Who is in power in Palestine when Jesus is born?

5. What does Yancey think the church has turned Jesus into, according to Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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