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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jesus go without while in the wilderness after his baptism?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Contact.
(d) Food.

2. What kind of event did Jesus perform his first miracle at?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A feast.
(d) A celebration.

3. Where did John baptize people?
(a) In the River Jordan.
(b) In a holy font.
(c) In the Nazareth dam.
(d) In the Sea of Galilee.

4. Why did Dickens say he wrote this book?
(a) To come to peace with himself.
(b) To quell rumors about him.
(c) To preach the truth.
(d) To leave a message to his children.

5. Who warned Joseph to flee from Herod?
(a) An angel.
(b) God.
(c) The shepherds.
(d) The wise men.

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

7. What did Jesus create with his first miracle?
(a) Wine.
(b) A salve.
(c) Light in darkness.
(d) Bread.

8. How did Dickens describe the temple in Jerusalem?
(a) All of these.
(b) A symbolic building.
(c) A meeting place.
(d) A great church.

9. How did Dickens feel about writing this book?
(a) Eager.
(b) Pressured.
(c) Worried.
(d) Hesitant.

10. Why did Joseph and Mary not stay at inns while they traveled when Mary was pregnant?
(a) They did not have enough money.
(b) They did not want to be around people.
(c) They were all filled.
(d) There were no inns there.

11. Why were Mary and Joseph going to the temple when Jesus was an adolescent?
(a) To worship.
(b) To practice in ceremonies.
(c) To pay taxes.
(d) To attend a feast.

12. How long ago did Dickens say Jesus had been born?
(a) 1,500 years.
(b) 2,000 years.
(c) 1,800 years.
(d) 2,500 years.

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

14. How long did Jesus stay in the wilderness after he was baptized?
(a) 140 days.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 20 days.

15. How did the people learning from Jesus in the temple feel?
(a) Illuminated.
(b) Astonished.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the shepherds that Jesus was born?

2. Where did Jesus do his first miracle?

3. How did the wise men know where to find Jesus?

4. How did Dickens describe Jesus in the introduction?

5. What did John eat?

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