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

2. What kind of place was Jesus born in?
(a) A meadow.
(b) A cave.
(c) A shed.
(d) A stable.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joseph know when he was able to come out of hiding?

2. Where did John baptize people?

3. Why did Joseph and Mary travel home from the temple with a large crowd?

4. What was the name of John's mother?

5. Why did Herod have children killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Jesus's first miracle?

2. What did Dickens compare Jerusalem to, and why?

3. Why did Mary not notice that Jesus had been left at the temple when she was heading home from there?

4. Why did Dickens write this book?

5. Why did Herod order all the small children be killed?

6. What was Jesus doing when Mary found him after he had been left behind at the temple?

7. Where was Jesus born, and why?

8. Why did Dickens say that Jesus was our Savior?

9. Who was the first person Jesus brought back to life?

10. How did the wise men know about the birth of Jesus?

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