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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dickens say God showed himself when Jesus was baptized?

2. How was Jerusalem described?

3. What city was Jerusalem compared to?

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

5. What caused Herod to have children killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dickens write this book?

2. How did John react when Jesus asked him to baptize him?

3. What caused Jesus to do his first miracle?

4. What was Simon's occupation before he became an Apostle?

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

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

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

8. What did the angel say to the shepherds when Jesus was born?

9. Where was Jesus born, and why?

10. Why did Jesus choose some poor men to be his Apostles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the meaning hidden in the parable of the Vineyard and the differing wages, and why was this so important to Jesus?

Essay Topic 2

What were Dickens's reasons for writing this book, and how did this purpose affect the tone of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

How did John the Baptist die, and what was Jesus's response to this?

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