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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Joseph and Mary travel home from the temple with a large crowd?
(a) To avoid robbers.
(b) To have company.
(c) To have better food supply.
(d) To not get lost.

2. Why did Herod have children killed?
(a) He did not want to lose his throne.
(b) He was trying to have Jesus killed.
(c) All of these.
(d) He was sending a message of power.

3. How did Dickens say God showed himself when Jesus was baptized?
(a) He spoke from the Heavens.
(b) He caused it to rain.
(c) He filled their hearts with happiness.
(d) He sent a dove.

4. How did Joseph know when he was able to come out of hiding?
(a) He read about Herod's death.
(b) The wise men told him.
(c) He followed the instructions he got when he left.
(d) An angel told him.

5. Who asked Jesus to perform his first miracle?
(a) His brother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

6. Who was Dickens writing this book for?
(a) His children.
(b) His wife.
(c) His followers.
(d) His parents.

7. What caused Herod to have children killed?
(a) His father asked him to do it.
(b) The wise men did not report back to him.
(c) He heard rumors of revolt.
(d) All of these.

8. Where did Joseph and Mary go to be safe?
(a) Samaria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Galilee.
(d) Nazareth.

9. What kind of people did Jesus heal?
(a) Lame men.
(b) Blind men.
(c) All of these.
(d) Leporous men.

10. How did the wise men know where to find Jesus?
(a) They had read the prophecies.
(b) An angel guided them.
(c) Herod gave them a map.
(d) They saw a star.

11. Who did Dickens first want to meet when he went to Heaven?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) Jesus.
(d) His father.

12. What were the shepherds told Jesus would teach people?
(a) To accept the gospel.
(b) To love one another.
(c) To find freedom.
(d) To study things of God.

13. How old was Jesus when he left Nazareth?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

14. Who told the shepherds that Jesus was born?
(a) An angel.
(b) A messenger.
(c) God.
(d) Joesph.

15. Who was Jesus teaching in the temple?
(a) Pharisees.
(b) Bible scholars.
(c) The Sanhedrin leaders.
(d) Rabbis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Joseph and Mary travel when Mary was pregnant?

2. How was Jerusalem described?

3. How did the shepherds feel when they were told about Jesus's birth?

4. What was Jesus teaching when he was found in the temple?

5. Why did Mary not notice that Jesus had been left behind at the temple?

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