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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 is the feeling of the resurrection stories in the Bible?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Sense of revenge against Romans.
(c) Just what everyone expected.
(d) Shock.

2. What does Yancey criticize about the church in Chapter 8?
(a) Not enough pressure to give money.
(b) Too much emphasis on prayer.
(c) Church is full of disreputable people.
(d) Church attracts only respectable types.

3. How do traditional Jews say the name of God?
(a) Jehovah.
(b) They do not say it.
(c) God Almighty.
(d) Yahweh.

4. What is the Ascension?
(a) The long spiritual climb to perfection.
(b) Jesus returning to heaven in a mystical way.
(c) The disciples are filled with the Holy Spirit.
(d) Virgin Mary comes down to earth and gets her son.

5. What does the priest give out to everyone at the Greek Orthodox Easter service?
(a) Greek Bibles.
(b) Memorial coins.
(c) Three eggs.
(d) An empty cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is it that has applied the most layers of dirt and grime on Jesus?

2. What word is on the grandmother's tombstone under the live oak tree?

3. What does Jesus do at the last supper that Yancey finds surprising?

4. What did Martin Luther encourage his students to do?

5. Why does Zacchaeus climb the tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jesus mean by the Kingdom of God?

2. What does Yancey notice about the last parables that Jesus tells?

3. Why is the day of crucifixion called "Good Friday"?

4. What did Yancey's study of the Old Testament teach him about the word Messiah?

5. What does Yancey note about the end times?

6. What does Yancey reveal in Chapter 11 about why he believes in the resurrection?

7. What is the significance of the grandmother's tombstone, which says, "Waiting"?

8. What did the Pharisees of Jesus's day think of him?

9. Who were the first witnesses to the risen Christ?

10. Does Yancey think Jesus wanted to leave?

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