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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was John related to Mary?
(a) Mary was his aunt.
(b) Mary was his great aunt.
(c) They were first cousins once removed.
(d) They were second cousins.

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

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

4. How did the shepherds know where to find baby Jesus?
(a) The message had a map.
(b) The angel gave them directions.
(c) Joseph showed them the way.
(d) They heard him crying.

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

6. Why did Mary not notice that Jesus had been left behind at the temple?
(a) They were sleeping.
(b) There was a large crowd.
(c) She was focused on other things.
(d) She thought she had seen him.

7. What was Jesus's first crib?
(a) A drawer.
(b) A saddle pack.
(c) A manger.
(d) A pile of straw.

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

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

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

11. How did Dickens say one could learn about the goodness of Heaven?
(a) Pray to learn.
(b) Learn about Jesus.
(c) Read about it.
(d) All of these.

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

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

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

15. How did the shepherds feel when they were told about Jesus's birth?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Curious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the shepherds told Jesus would teach people?

2. Why were Mary and Joseph going to the temple when Jesus was an adolescent?

3. Why did Dickens say he wrote this book?

4. What did Jesus create with his first miracle?

5. What city was Jerusalem compared to?

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