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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapers V through VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melas tell Demetrius will happen to Jesus when Demetrius asks?
(a) He will be crucified.
(b) Big black birds will attack him.
(c) He will be hung from a gallows.
(d) He will suffer for three days.

2. What does Demetrius think of Augustus's writing that "how sweet and glorious to die for one's country!"?
(a) It is patriotic.
(b) It is nonsense.
(c) It is something to strive for.
(d) It is noble.

3. Why does Pilate dip his hands in a basin of water and fling the water off his fingers?
(a) He had touched Jesus and wants to be clean.
(b) It is a courtesy to have clean hands.
(c) To show the crowd he is against them.
(d) To wash his hands of Jesus's case.

4. Who is madly in love with Demetrius in Chapter II?
(a) Nesta.
(b) Paula.
(c) Tertia.
(d) Lucia.

5. How many people are situated at the crucifixion site as Demetrius nears it?
(a) Just a couple of Jesus's followers.
(b) Many more people than expected.
(c) Only the Roman soldiers.
(d) Not as large a crowd as expected.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what occasion does Paulus tell Marcellus that a company of men must be sent into Jerusalem?

2. What is Demetrius's state of mind as he approaches the crucifixion site?

3. According to Paulus, what does Pilate ask Jesus during his trial?

4. What are Marcellus's orders from Prince Gaius?

5. How does Demetrius realize that Pilate has given Jesus to the people to judge?

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